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. [1]

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The Department runs: [2]

Departments

Directorate General Health Services Punjab

The Directorate is responsible for overseeing the provision of primary and secondary health care services throughout the province. [3]

Directorate General of Nursing

The functions of the Directorate General of Nursing are: [4]

List of Director Generals

Rank and NameStart of TermEnd of Term
Dr. Riaz Mustafa SyedJan 1992May 1992
Dr. Abdul Qadir KhanMay 1992May 1994
Dr. Habib UllahJun 1994Feb 1995
Dr. Khalid SaifullahFeb 1995Mar 1997
Dr. Muhammad Anwar KhanMar 1997May 1997
Dr. Muhammad Afzal HashmiMay 1997Dec 1998
Dr. Karam Hussain SheikhJan 1999Jun 1999
Dr. Tahir Pervaiz MeerJun 1999Dec 1999
Dr. Khursheed AhmadJan 2000Jun 2000
Dr. Saeed Ahmad QureshiAug 2000May 2001
Dr. Muhammad Yaqoob JaffarJun 2001Jun 2002
Dr. Sabeeha KhursheedJun 2002Jun 2003
Dr. Khalid Mehmood TikkaJun 2003Sep 2005
Dr. Muhammad Aslam ChaudharyOct 2005Jan 2012
Dr. Nisar Ahmed Cheema Feb 2012Mar 2013
Dr. Tanvir AhmedApr 2013Oct 2013
Dr. Zafar IkramOct 2013Dec 2013
Dr. Zahid PervaizDec 2013Dec 2015
Dr. Mukhtar Hussain SyedJan 2016Feb 2017
Dr. Faisal ZahoorFeb 2017Nov 2017
Dr. Akhter RasheedNov 2017Mar 2018
Dr. Munir AhmedMar 2018April 2019
Dr. Haroon Jahangir KhanMay 2019November 2022
Dr. Muhammad Ilyas GondalNovember 2022present

[5]

Internal Audit Wing

Punjab Health Foundation

The Foundation assists and promotes the private sector in providing better grassroots health care. [6]

Attached Institutions

The Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health

Punjab Pharmacy Council

The Punjab Pharmacy Council regulates the practice of pharmacy. [7]

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. [8]

Autonomous Institutions

Under the Punjab Medical and Health Institutions Act of 2003, the medical colleges and teaching hospitals have been declared autonomous bodies. [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Overview | Health Department Archived 2014-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Health Services | Health Department Archived 2014-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Directorate General Health Services Punjab | Health Department Archived 2014-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Directorate General of Nursing | Health Department Archived 2014-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Our DGS | DGHS".
  6. ↑ Overview | Punjab Health Foundation Archived 2014-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ About PPC Lahore – Objective
  8. ↑ Provincial Quality Control Board (PQCB) | Health Department Archived 2014-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ Affiliated Organizations | Health Department
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