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

Only 7 tests out of more than 100 were covid positive. Covid is treated as flu globally now, so people are requested to not panic. The 7 positive cases also had very mild symptoms and were sent back home - Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho