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.Overview | Health Department
Statistics The Department runs:Health Services | Health Department 2,502 basic health units 316 rural health centers 88 Tehsil headquarter hospitals 36 district headquarter hospitals 46 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.
Departments
Directorate General Health Services Punjab The Directorate is responsible for overseeing the provision of primary and secondary health care services throughout the province.Directorate General Health Services Punjab | Health Department
Directorate General of Nursing The functions of the Directorate General of Nursing are: Directorate General of Nursing | Health Department Nursing services Nursing education
List of Director Generals Rank and NameStart of TermEnd of TermDr. Riaz Mustafa SyedJan 1992May 1992Dr. Abdul Qadir KhanMay 1992May 1994Dr. Habib UllahJun 1994Feb 1995Dr. Khalid SaifullahFeb 1995Mar 1997Dr. Muhammad Anwar KhanMar 1997May 1997Dr. Muhammad Afzal Hashmi May 1997 Dec 1998Dr. Karam Hussain SheikhJan 1999Jun 1999Dr. Tahir Pervaiz MeerJun 1999Dec 1999Dr. Khursheed AhmadJan 2000Jun 2000Dr. Saeed Ahmad Qureshi Aug 2000 May 2001Dr. Muhammad Yaqoob JaffarJun 2001 Jun 2002Dr. Sabeeha Khursheed Jun 2002Jun 2003Dr. Khalid Mehmood TikkaJun 2003Sep 2005Dr. Muhammad Aslam Chaudhary Oct 2005Jan 2012Dr. Nisar Ahmed CheemaFeb 2012 Mar 2013Dr. Tanvir Ahmed Apr 2013 Oct 2013Dr. Zafar IkramOct 2013Dec 2013Dr. Zahid Pervaiz Dec 2013Dec 2015Dr. Mukhtar Hussain SyedJan 2016Feb 2017Dr. Faisal ZahoorFeb 2017 Nov 2017Dr. Akhter Rasheed Nov 2017Mar 2018Dr. Munir AhmedMar 2018April 2019Dr. Haroon Jahangir KhanMay 2019November 2022Dr. Muhammad Ilyas GondalNovember 2022present
Internal Audit Wing
Punjab Health Foundation The Foundation assists and promotes the private sector in providing better grassroots health care.Overview | Punjab Health Foundation
Attached Institutions
The Children's Hospital and Institute of Child Health
Punjab Pharmacy Council The Punjab Pharmacy Council regulates the practice of pharmacy.About PPC Lahore – Objective
Provincial Quality Control Board The Provincial Quality Control Board was established under the Drugs Act of 1976, to ensure the availability of quality drugs for the general public.Provincial Quality Control Board (PQCB) | Health Department
Autonomous Institutions Under the Punjab Medical and Health Institutions Act of 2003, the medical colleges and teaching hospitals have been declared autonomous bodies.Affiliated Organizations | Health Department
See also Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination Health care in Pakistan Ministry of Public Health (Sindh) Ministry of Health Balochistan
References
External links Health Department