Punjab Health Department

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]

Statistics

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]

Punjab Health Foundation

The Foundation assists and promotes the private sector in providing better grassroots health care.[5]

Attached Institutions

The Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health

Punjab Pharmacy Council

The Punjab Pharmacy Council regulates the practice of pharmacy.[6]

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.[7]

Autonomous Institutions

Under the Punjab Medical and Health Institutions Act of 2003, the medical colleges and teaching hospitals have been declared autonomous bodies.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Overview | Health Department
  2. ↑ Health Services | Health Department
  3. ↑ Directorate General Health Services Punjab | Health Department
  4. ↑ Directorate General of Nursing | Health Department
  5. ↑ Overview | Punjab Health Foundation
  6. ↑ About PPC Lahore - Objective
  7. ↑ Provincial Quality Control Board (PQCB) | Health Department
  8. ↑ Affiliated Organizations | Health Department
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