Response to rehab.

Byline: Dr Asif Maqsood Butt

PAKISTAN is a land of great blessings and opportunities. Despite facing severe turbulences ranging from political instability to terrorism and natural disasters the nation has always proved its dedication, resilience and patriotism.

A nation comprising 54% of Youth and about 18% below 18years old which will be available in national development in the next 10 to 15 years; next 15 years are a real test for Pakistan.

As the comprehensive and concrete steps towards sustainable policy need to be in place; for progressive and sustainable Pakistan.

The programs must address and develop insight of the community towards measures to improve quality adjusted life years, to develop a culture of research and innovation.

The role of a community leader in mobilizing and motivating society is very important. The achievement of optimum health and provision of healthcare and other services that may be directly or indirectly related to improve health by departments of health and allied without engagement of community could never make possible.

The monitoring, surveillance and evaluation demand deployment of new innovative measures.

In developing prosperous Pakistan, institutions need to raise the culture of innovation in Pakistan.

This scribe has already highlighted that the role of primary and secondary healthcare is very pivotal and district administration must take lead in centralization of all government, non-governmental and pharmaceuticals, allied health industry as well as philanthropists on one page, so that we could broaden the area of development on an equity basis.

We have been through many epidemics like dengue, outbreak of cholera and a recent pandemic of COVID 19 as well as disasters like earthquake of 2005 and flood in 2010 and now in 2022 are a few major events that are enough to...