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Punjab Health Department

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The Punjab Health Department is a government agency of Punjab, Pakistan that delivers preventive healthcare, as well as curative care health care services from the primary health care level to the tertiary care level.

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Statistics

The Department runs:

  • 2,461 basic health units
  • 293 rural health centers
  • 88 Tehsil headquarter hospitals
  • 34 district headquarter hospitals
  • 23 teaching/tertiary care hospitals
  • Pakistan is number 8 out of the 22 most disease burdened countries in the world.
  • TB is most common in Pakistan.
  • Directorate General Health Services Punjab

    The Directorate is responsible for overseeing the provision of primary and secondary health care services throughout the province.

    Directorate General of Nursing

    The functions of the Directorate General of Nursing are:

  • Nursing services
  • Nursing education
  • Punjab Health Foundation

    The Foundation assists and promotes the private sector in providing better grassroots health care.

    Punjab Pharmacy Council

    The Punjab Pharmacy Council regulates the practice of pharmacy.

    Provincial Quality Control Board

    The Provincial Quality Control Board was established under the Drugs Act of 1976, to ensure the availability of quality drugs for the general public.

    Autonomous Institutions

    Under the Punjab Medical and Health Institutions Act of 2003, the medical colleges and teaching hospitals have been declared autonomous bodies.

    References

    Punjab Health Department Wikipedia


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