Harnai DC Arshad Hussain Jamali chairs education and health review meetings

HARNAI: Deputy Commissioner Harnai Arshad Hussain Jamali chaired separate and highly important review meetings of the District Education Group (DEG) and the District Health Committee (DHC). The meetings were held for public welfare, better standards of education and the provision of quality health facilities in Harnai.

Senior officials of the district administration and the education and health departments attended the meetings. Both meetings reviewed in detail, and critically, the overall performance of all primary and secondary educational institutions and government hospitals across the district.

District Education Group meeting

The Deputy Commissioner reviewed the condition of all schools in the district. He also reviewed the attendance of teachers and other staff, teaching methods, and the availability of clean drinking water and other basic facilities in schools.

Surprise inspections of educational institutions should be carried out regularly. Action should be taken without discrimination against teachers who are absent or neglect their duties. Immediate steps should be taken to increase student attendance and make the learning environment in schools more attractive.

District Health Committee meeting

Later, the District Health Committee meeting considered the attendance of doctors, paramedical staff and nursing staff at the District Headquarters Hospital, Rural Health Centres (RHCs) and Basic Health Units (BHUs) across the district.

The uninterrupted availability of rare and essential medicines in government hospitals should be ensured. High standards of cleanliness should be maintained in all medical facilities. Patients visiting hospitals should be treated courteously and given timely treatment, and all public complaints should be addressed promptly.

Addressing the meeting, Deputy Commissioner Harnai Arshad Hussain Jamali said:

“The district administration is committed to bringing marked improvement in sensitive and important sectors such as education and health. All departments concerned will have to work in coordination so that ordinary citizens receive basic facilities at their doorstep. All decisions taken in the meeting should be implemented fully, in letter and in spirit.”

Photo: courtesy DGPR Balochistan