Health Department team visits Jiwani to review plans to activate new THQ hospital

GWADAR/JIWANI: A high-level team of the Balochistan Health Department visited Jiwani under the vision of Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Sarfraz Bugti and the provincial government’s policy of providing people with quality, effective and basic health facilities at their doorstep.

The team included Chief Planning Officer Naveed Ahmed Raisani, District Health Officer Gwadar Dr Yasir Tahir, Assistant Commissioner Jiwani Tariq Imam Baloch and Section Officer Budget Shay Murid Baloch.

The team carried out a detailed inspection of the Rural Health Centre (RHC) Jiwani and the newly built Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Hospital. The purpose of the visit was to review the arrangements needed to formally activate the new hospital after RHC Jiwani was given the status of Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital, and to finalise the future course of action.

The team reviewed the hospital building, its various departments, medical and administrative facilities, available resources, staffing needs, medical equipment and other basic matters. It also considered the manpower, medical equipment, budget and other resources required to make the hospital fully functional.

Health facilities at the local level

The core of Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Sarfraz Bugti’s health policy is to provide people with quality medical facilities, activate government health centres, strengthen the basic health system and reduce the need for citizens to travel long distances for treatment. Under this vision, special attention is being paid to making health centres functional, improving facilities and providing medical services locally in various Districts of the province.

Health Department officials pledged that all necessary steps would be taken to make health facilities in Jiwani more effective and functional, so that people of Jiwani and the surrounding areas can get timely, quality treatment locally. According to the officials, upgrading RHC Jiwani to a Tehsil Headquarters Hospital is an important step towards strengthening public health facilities in the area. They said it would help the local population get better medical services, access to basic and essential treatment, and an effective health system.

Photo: Courtesy DGPR Balochistan