Introduction
Health Department, The Provincial Health Ministry is a standard body for providing Medical Education Training & Employment. Its Mission Statement is:-
The Sindh Department of Health currently has more than 9381 Doctors 2,705 Nurses, over 24,000 paramedics and over 21,000 LHWs LHSs are serving all over the province. The province has Four Medical Universities and Four Medical Colleges, 19 Nursing School, 10 Midwifery Schools and 5 Public Health School for lady health visitors. The huge network of hospitals and health facilities include 08 Teaching Hospitals, 20 Specialized Institutions for chest, dermatological and mental illness, 16 District Headquarters Hospitals, 27 Major Hospitals located in the major cities, 50 Taluka hospitals, 147 Rural Health Centers in small towns, 772 Basic Health Units in Union Councils, 1499 Dispensaries in Larger Union Councils, 107 MCH Centers and 29 Maternity Homes. The Rural Health Centers provide specialist care in the morning hours in addition to minor emergency services and have indoor facilities that are seldom utilized, while the BHUs and dispensaries provide outdoor medication and preventive care till 2 pm.
Beside we facilitates:-
· 04-Control of Communicable Diseases (CDC):-
· CDC-I (HIV/AIDs)
· CDC-I I (Hepatitis)
· CDC-I II (Tuberculosis)
· CDC-IV (Diarrheal/Typhoid)
· 01-Non Communicable Diseases (NCD)
Vaccine-preventable illnesses and Polio eradication through EPI Program.
Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority working in the Province.
Malaria and Leishmaniosis.
Cardiac disease, diabetes, Cancer, Mental Illness, Genetic disorders, Snake bite and Dog bite.
Prevention of Blindness (Vision 2020) Program in Sindh.
Take Measures to Implement Better Maternal and Child Health
To Counter Malnutrition.
To Ensure Road Safety
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DR AZRA FAZAL PECHUHO
Minister, Health Department
Mr. Rehan Iqbal Baloch
Secretary, Health Department
mission
The Health Department envisages achievement of universal access to equitable, affordable & quality health care services that are accountable and responsive to people's needs.
It aims to promote and improve their health and to make our population among the healthier in Sindh Province
vision
To improve the Health of all Sindh, particularly women and children, through universal access to affordable quality essential health services, and delivered through resilient and responsive health system, ready to attain Sustainable Development Goals and fulfill its other global health responsibilities.
objectives
To foster fundamental creative discoveries, innovative research strategies, and their applications as a basis for ultimately protecting and improving health.
To develop, maintain, and renew scientific human and physical resources that will ensure the Nation's capability to prevent disease.
To expand the knowledge base in medical and associated sciences in order to enhance the Nation's economic well-being and ensure a continued high return on the public investment in research; and
To exemplify and promote the highest level of scientific integrity, public accountability, and social responsibility in the conduct of science.