
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]
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The Department runs:[2]
- 2,461 basic health units
- 293 rural health centers
- 88 Tehsil headquarter hospitals
- 34 district headquarter hospitals
- 23 Teaching hospitals/tertiary care hospitals
- Pakistan is number 8 out of the 22 most disease burdened countries in the world.
- TB is most common in Pakistan.
The Directorate is responsible for overseeing the provision of primary and secondary health care services throughout the province.[3]
The functions of the Directorate General of Nursing are: [4]
- Nursing services
- Nursing education
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The Foundation assists and promotes the private sector in providing better grassroots health care.[6]
The Punjab Pharmacy Council regulates the practice of pharmacy.[7]
The Provincial Quality Control Board was established under the Drugs Act of 1976, to ensure the availability of quality drugs for the general public.[8]
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