Additional Deputy Commissioner inspects new medicine stock at Usta Muhammad hospital

USTA MUHAMMAD: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ramazan Pallal, Additional Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ismail Lashari visited Civil Hospital Usta Muhammad today. He inspected in detail the stock of medicines the hospital had recently received. He also reviewed the availability of medicines, the records and the provision of medical facilities to patients.

District Health Officer Dr Amir Ali Jamali, Medical Superintendent Dr Zain-ul-Abideen and Pharmacist Muhammad Alam Abro were also present. Dr Amir Ali Jamali gave the Additional Deputy Commissioner a detailed briefing on the medicines received by the hospital, their stock and the related records.

Directions and monitoring

Additional Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ismail Lashari said the Balochistan government was using all available resources to provide basic Health facilities to the public and to improve the quality of medical services in government hospitals. He said that, along with ensuring the availability of medicines, it was also essential to keep a transparent record of them and to deliver them to deserving patients as needed, so that the public faced no difficulty in getting treatment.

He directed the hospital administration and the medical staff concerned to ensure timely, good-quality medical care for patients. He also directed them to take proper care of medicines, to keep a regular record of stock, and to observe transparency and merit in distributing medicines. He added that it was the basic duty of medical staff to treat patients visiting the hospital with courtesy, sympathy and respect.

The Additional Deputy Commissioner stressed that all officers and staff in the Health sector should perform their duties with honesty, a sense of responsibility, professional skill and a spirit of service, because providing better medical facilities to the public was among the district administration’s top priorities. He made it clear that monitoring of hospitals’ performance, the availability of medicines and the facilities provided to patients would continue, in order to improve the Health sector.

Photo: courtesy DGPR Balochistan