Lakki schools, hospitals short of staff: officials.

LAKKI MARWAT -- The shortage of staff in schools and hospitals hinders delivery of better services to people in Lakki Marwat district, according to officials.

At a briefing, attended by Commissioner Parveiz Sabatkhel and Deputy Commissioner Abul Hadi, the officials said that human resource deficiency was major issue that badly impacted the performance of education and health departments.

They said that health department had 219 sanctioned posts of doctors in 68 facilities of which 219 positions were vacant. Of 81 posts of charge nurse, only 18 are filled and 63 are vacant. The department is, however, not facing any deficiency of paramedics as all 324 posts are filled.

They stressed the need for extending lady health workers (LHW) programme to the uncovered union councils and setting up primary healthcare management committees in three basic health units in Betanni tribal subdivision.

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