PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR
WEDNESDAY THE 29TH MARCH, 2017
*4229.MS. NAILA MUNIR: Will the Minister for Health be pleased to state:-
District-wise number of persons died of Hepatitis in the province during June 2013 to March 2014?
ANSWER
DR. SIKANDAR ALI MANDHRO, Minister for Health:
During June 2013 to March 2014 total 103 patients died due to Hepatitis in the province. The detail is as under:-
S.No.
|
District
|
No. of Deaths due to
Hepatitis from June 2013
to March 2014
|
1.
|
Umerkot
|
0
|
2.
|
Shaheed Benazirabad
|
0
|
3.
|
Sukkur
|
15
|
4.
|
Tando Allahyar
|
0
|
5.
|
Karachi
|
5
|
6.
|
Dadu
|
0
|
7.
|
Jamshoro
|
0
|
8.
|
Tando Muhammad Khan
|
0
|
9.
|
Nausheroferoze
|
0
|
10.
|
Sanghar
|
37
|
11.
|
Khairpur
|
0
|
12.
|
Sujawal
|
1
|
13.
|
Badin
|
3
|
14.
|
Ghotki
|
4
|
15.
|
Mirpurkhas
|
21
|
16.
|
Thatta
|
3
|
17.
|
Shikarpur
|
0
|
18.
|
Hyderabad
|
1
|
19.
|
Tharparkar
|
0
|
20.
|
Larkana
|
0
|
21.
|
Jacobabad
|
13
|
22.
|
Matiari
|
0
|
23.
|
Kashmore@Kandhkot
|
0
|
24.
|
Kambar Shahdadkot@Kambar
|
0
|
*4503.MS. HEER SOHO: Will the Minister for Health be pleased to state:-
Number of centers for treatment of T.B patients running in the province alongwith number of staff posted therein?
ANSWER
DR. SIKANDAR ALI MANDHRO, Minister for Health:
277 sites have been established in the province for detecting diagnosing and treating the patients of Tuberculosis.
S.No.
|
District
|
No. of T.B Clinics
|
1.
|
Badin
|
13
|
2.
|
Dadu
|
13
|
3.
|
Ghotki
|
7
|
4.
|
Hyderabad
|
12
|
5.
|
Jacobabad
|
9
|
6.
|
Jamshoro
|
12
|
7.
|
Karachi
|
60
|
8.
|
Kashmore
|
7
|
9.
|
Khairpur
|
11
|
10.
|
Larkana
|
9
|
11.
|
Matiari
|
5
|
12.
|
Mirpurkhas
|
11
|
13.
|
Nausheroferoze
|
14
|
14.
|
Benazirabad
|
10
|
15.
|
Sanghar
|
11
|
16.
|
Kambar Shahdadkot
|
7
|
17.
|
Shikarpur
|
8
|
18.
|
Sukkur
|
13
|
19.
|
Tando Muhammad Khan
|
5
|
20.
|
Tando Allah Yar
|
7
|
21.
|
Tharparkar
|
8
|
22.
|
Thatta
|
9
|
23.
|
Sujawal
|
5
|
24.
|
Umerkot
|
11
|
Doctors, paramedical staff and laboratory technicians are available and working at each of these centers.
*4586.MS. NUSRAT SEHER ABBASI: Will the Minister for Health be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that expired medicines and drugs are being sold openly in medical stores in Golarchi, 17 out of 50 medical stores are not registered;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, steps taken by the Government in this regard?
ANSWER
DR. SIKANDAR ALI MANDHRO, Minister for Health:
(a) No, it is not fact. Actually 24 medical stores exist in Golarchi Town and all these are registered. The frequent visits are being carried out at the medical stores by the Provincial Inspectors of Drugs, Badin and no expired drugs recovered.
(b) Not applicable.
*4617.MS. HEER SOHO: Will the Minister for Health be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that investigation is going on against misappropriation of funds of Hepatitis Control Program;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the details thereof including names of involved persons?
ANSWER
DR. SIKANDAR ALI MANDHRO, Minister for Health:
(a) National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Anticorruption Establishment, Sindh are conducting investigations into alleged misappropriation of funds by officers/officials who worked in Hepatitis Prevention & Control Program, Sindh during period between 2010 and 2014.
(b) An FIR was launched against Mr. Imran Abro, ex-store incharge and others and prosecution is underway. So far no inquiry/investigation has been finalized.
*4735.MS. NUSRAT SEHER ABBASI: Will the Minister for Health be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that Government intends to establish a 500 bed new hospital at Jamshoro;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the details thereof including the cost of the same and facilities to be provided therein?
ANSWER
DR. SIKANDAR ALI MANDHRO, Minister for Health:
(a) Provincial Health sector ADP 2016-17 contains no such proposal.
(b) Not Applicable.
*4752. MS. NUSRAT SEHER ABBASI: Will the Minister for Health be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that Sindh Government has regularized 25576 Lady Health Workers;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the details thereof?
ANSWER
DR. SIKANDAR ALI MANDHRO, Minister for Health:
(a) Services of 22,576 Lady Health Workers (LHWs) were regularized along with other employees of National Program for Family Planning and Primary Health Care Sindh.
(b) In pursuance of the orders of Honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan issued in various petitions, the Health Department regularized the services of following staff with effect from 1st July 2012.
i. 770 Lady Health Supervisor (LHSs) in BPS-07.
ii. 34 Accounts Supervisor in BPS-07.
iii. 22,576 Lady Health Worker in BPS-05.
iv. 688 Drivers in BPS-04.
v. 69 Provincial level employees were regularized at Provincial level.
*5819.MR. KHURRAM SHER ZAMAN: Will the Minister for Health be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that District Health Officers in Karachi have no DDO powers for last few months;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the reasons thereof?
ANSWER
DR. SIKANDAR ALI MANDHRO, Minister for Health:
(a) The District Health Officers of Karachi division were given Drawing & Disbursing Officers (DDO) powers as given in the matrix:
S.No.
|
District
|
DDO Powers
notified on
|
1.
|
East Karachi
|
21-04-2016
|
2.
|
West Karachi
|
21-04-2016
|
3.
|
South Karachi
|
21-04-2016
|
4.
|
Korangi Karachi
|
21-04-2016
|
5.
|
Central Karachi
|
23-05-2016
|
6.
|
Malir Karachi
|
21-11-2016
|
(b) Not applicable.
*5826. MR. KHURRAM SHER ZAMAN: Will the Minister for Health be pleased to state:-
What is the strategy to combat the high rate of tuberculosis, Hepatitis B and C in the province?
ANSWER
DR. SIKANDAR ALI MANDHRO, Minister for Health:
Strategy to combat Hepatitis
Under Hepatitis Prevention and Control Program (CM’s Initiative), Sindh, 62 Hepatitis sentinel sites and 17 screening and vaccination centers have been established Teaching Hospitals, District Head Quarter Hospitals/Taluka Head Quarter Hospital and Rural Health Centers in the province where patients are screened, vaccinated, diagnosed and treated for Hepatitis.
Strategy to combat Tuberculosis
i. 277 sites have been established in the province for detecting, diagnosing and treating patients of Tuberculosis. A list is given here as under.
S.No.
|
District
|
No. of T.B Clinics
|
1.
|
Badin
|
13
|
2.
|
Dadu
|
13
|
3.
|
Ghotki
|
7
|
4.
|
Hyderabad
|
12
|
5.
|
Jacobabad
|
9
|
6.
|
Jamshoro
|
12
|
7.
|
Karachi
|
60
|
8.
|
Kashmore
|
7
|
9.
|
Khairpur
|
11
|
10.
|
Larkana
|
9
|
11.
|
Matiari
|
5
|
12.
|
Mirpurkhas
|
11
|
13.
|
Nausheroferoze
|
14
|
14.
|
Benazirabad
|
10
|
15.
|
Sanghar
|
11
|
16.
|
Kambar Shahdadkot
|
7
|
17.
|
Shikarpur
|
8
|
18.
|
Sukkur
|
13
|
19.
|
Tando Muhammad Khan
|
5
|
20.
|
Tando Allah Yar
|
7
|
21.
|
Tharparkar
|
8
|
22.
|
Thatta
|
9
|
23.
|
Sujawal
|
5
|
24.
|
Umerkot
|
11
|
ii. 36 sites have been established in the province for diagnosing childhood tuberculosis management.
iii. 07 sites have been established in various districts of Sindh for diagnosing T.B, HIV co-infection.
iv. 08 sites have been established for Multi Drug Resistant T.B (MDR-TB) patients in various districts of Sindh.
v. Public-Private Mix (PPM) component has been established in 19 districts of province.
vi. Around 800 General Practitioner doctors and paramedics from 19 PPM district were trained who are working with TB Program in Sindh.
Karachi:- G. M. Umar Farooq
the 28th March, 2017 Secretary
Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
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