The blood screening of all the employees of Punjab police has been started and screening of blood of around 70 thousand police officials will be conducted in the first phase. Under the district health convention, 3-day blood camps have been started jointly in all the district police lines of the province from today.
Provincial Minister for Primary & Secondary Health Khawaja Imran Nazir inaugurated the blood screening camp in the police lines hospital Qilla Gujjar Singh on Tuesday. Lord Mayor Mubashar Javed, CCPO Muhammad Amin Wains, DIG (Operations) Dr. Haider Ashraf, Additional Secretary (Admin) Dr. Farrukh Manzoor, Additional Secretary (Technical) Dr. Asim Altaf, CEO Lahore Dr. Yadullah and other officials were present on the occasion.
After the inauguration of the blood screening camp, the Minister took a round of the camp to monitor the services provided there. While talking to the media, Kh. Imran Nazir said that district health conventions are being arranged to raise public awareness about different diseases and to educate the public about the adoption of precautionary measures in all the districts of the province. This process will continue till December 11, he added. He reiterated that prevention and cure of diseases is the top priority of the government and for that purpose, blood screening of all the jawans of the police department has been started and screening and vaccination of more than two lakh officials will be carried out in three phases so that the health of police staff could be ensured and better healthcare facilities could be provided to them as well. He said that government hospital police lines Qilla Gujjar Singh will be upgraded and further facilities will be provided in this hospital. CCPO Muhammad Amin Wains also addressed the event and thanked the Minister Health Kh. Imran Nazir and the Primary & Secondary Health Department for arranging blood screening camp for the police jawans.