School health, nutrition programme launched in Sargodha.

LAHORE -- Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Friday launched Chief Minister's School Health and Nutrition Programme for the schoolchildren at the Govt Higher School Jeevan Gondal, Sargodha.

In the first phase of this programme, said a handout, health and nutrition status of more than 50,000 public schoolchildren across the province would be examined.

Children requiring further screenings would be provided with diagnosis and treatment through the mobile health units and government health facilities.

The ceremony was also attended by Provincial Minister for School Education Murad Raas, Provincial Minister for Labour Ansar Majeed Khan, Secretary Primary Secondary Health Care retired Capt Usman Younas, MPA Iftikhar Hussain and Sargodha Deputy Commissioner Abdullah Nair Shaikh.

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Speaking on the occasion, Dr Rashid said the project was piloted at the Central Model School in Lahore and was later expanded to 11 schools of the provincial capital while it had now been scaled up to the entire province.

'Mobile health units have been provided to nine divisional headquarters in the province. They are equipped with X-ray and ultrasound machines, blood screening facilities as well as doctors and specialists. The school health nutrition supervisor will...