NAWABSHAH, April 29: Nawabshah Medical College for girls would soon be upgraded as a medical university, said District Nazim Faryal Talpur at a meeting of health department officials here on Tuesday.

She said that NMC was the exclusive girls college running smoothly in the province and producing doctors every year and it should be upgraded as university. She said that district government would extend all possible help for this purpose and asked the concerned department to earmark 100 acres of land for the purpose.

She said that a public health school would also be established for the training of health employees soon. She directed the health officials to speed up mass campaign for vaccination of hepatitis-B to school going children and submit report to her. She also directed strict action against quacks working in various parts of the district.

The nazim urged the health department officials to fill all the vacant posts to overcome shortage of doctors and paramedical staff in the district.

She asked the health officials to equip all the main rural and basic health centres covering the National Highways and main roads with latest machinery and ensure attendance of doctors and staff to cope with any accident or other emergencies.

Earlier, EDO Health, Dr Bahadur Khero, gave a presentation regarding problems, targets and achievements of the department.

Secretary health, Israr Ahmed Malik, district naib nazim Abdul Haq Jamali, MPA Ghulam Qadir Chandio, MPA Syed Fasih Shah, DCO Khursheed Naeem Malik and alarge number of health department officials were also present.

SECRETARY: Sindh health secretary Israr Ahmed Malik has expressed the hope that the Ghulam Mohammad Mahar Medical College will soon be recognised by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council.

Talking to Dawn here on Tuesday, he said that a team of PMDC has recently visited the medical college in Sukkur andexpressed the hope that the institution would be recognised soon. He said that the health department has extended facilitiesto the Ghulam Mohammad Mahar Medical College and would do more after PMDC report.

He said that a laboratory would soon be established near Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences for production of anti-snake venom and anti-rabies vaccine at a cost of Rs200 million.

He said that health centres in 10 more districts of Sindh would soon be handed over to reputable parties under public-private partnership so they may run smoothly and provide health facilities for rural population.

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