KP Advisor on Health calls for accountability and improved performance
\nDLP Report
\nPESHAWAR
\nAdvisor to the Chief Minister on health Ihtesham Ali has directed the District Health Officers (DHOs) to improve their performance and warning of consequences for underperformance.
\nAddressing the third DHOs Conference, he emphasized the need for improved performance, warning underperforming DHOs to reform their approach or face consequences.
\nHe stated that DHOs who delay releasing funds to public-private partnership hospitals would be held accountable and removed from their positions if necessary.
\nAli underscored the critical role that health officers play in the effective delivery of healthcare services. He directed DHOs for timely release of funds to public-private partnership hospitals aimed to ensure that resources were utilized efficiently and that these hospitals can continue to operate smoothly.
\nThe advisor announced a strict ban on cross-cadre postings to ensure that relevant positions are filled by professionals from the appropriate cadre. Acknowledging exemplary performance, he awarded appreciation certificates to the DHOs of Malakand, Kohat, and Khyber for their outstanding contributions. Additionally, he urged the immediate utilization of funds lying idle in Primary Care Management Committees (PCMCs) to provide relief to the public.
\nThe conference was attended by Secretary Health Adeel Shah, Special Secretary Health Habibullah, Director General Health Dr. Muhammad Saleem, Chief of the Health Sector Reforms Unit (HSRU), Regional Directors, Program Directors, and all DHOs. Key topics discussed included human resources in hospitals, availability of medicines, immunization, DHIS-2 reporting, polio eradication, and other health-related matters. A special review of vertical health programs was also presented for the first time in the DHO Conference.
\nDr. Ejaz, Director IMU, provided an update on decisions made during the last two DHO Conferences. He highlighted that 86% of districts in settled areas had placed medicine orders through the newly launched CM Medicine Ordering Portal. Out of 33 non-compliant vendors who failed to supply medicines on time, orders were canceled in 27 districts. The performance of DHOs was evaluated, with a special focus on the implementation of vertical programs.
\nDirector General Drugs and pharmacy Services said that Out of 7,217 medicine samples tested, 6,888 were cleared. However, 15 districts were reported to have issues with the functionality of medical equipment. In December, 1,506 child births were recorded at public health centers across the province.
\nDespite progress, it was noted that none of the 80 Category-D hospitals in the province achieved the benchmark of providing 80pc of the 200 essential medicines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KP Advisor on Health calls for accountability and improved performance DLP Report PESHAWAR Advisor to the Chief Minister on health Ihtesham Ali has directed the District Health Officers (DHOs) to improve their performance and warning of consequences for underperformance. Addressing the third DHOs Conference, he emphasized the need for improved performance, warning underperforming DHOs to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":456845,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-456822","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-peshawar"},"yoast_head":"\n