Caretaker CM directs strict implementation of dengue action plan.

PESHAWAR -- Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Azam Khan has directed the Health Department to ensure strict implementation of the proposed dengue action plan in order to prevent the possible outbreak of the dengue virus during the current season.

He further directed all the relevant departments and entities to fulfill their responsibilities in an effective manner for the purpose.

He issued these directives while chairing a meeting of the health department held here the other day, said an official handout issued here on Wednesday.

Advisor to Chief Minister for Health Dr. Abid Jameel, Chief Secretary Imdadullah Bosal, Principal Secretary to CM Amjad Ali Khan, Administrative Secretaries of Health and other relevant departments attended the meeting.

The chair was briefed in detail about the institutional reforms, administrative affairs, and implementations of development projects, the status of available funds and other related matters of the health department.

The caretaker chief minister further directed the concerned authorities to take concrete measures to contain Leishmania and other infectious diseases as well.

He urged authorities concerned to pay special attention to improving service delivery in the health sector in the merged areas so as to ensure the provision of healthcare facilities at their doorsteps.

Similarly, the Chief Minister directed pragmatic steps to improve service delivery in the health services delivery outlets of peripheries of the settled districts with the aim to ensure treatment facilities for people at the local level and minimize patient flow to tertiary healthcare facilities.

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