Lahore, March 03, 2022 (PPI-OT):Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Imran Sikander Baloch chaired an important meeting in his office where he reviewed the statistics and managerial matters during Reach Every Door (RED) vaccination campaign which lasted from 1st of February till 1st of March. Secretary P and SHD instructed all CEOs to improve the vaccination drive.

The meeting was attended by Special Secretary Saleha Saeed, Dr. Naeem Majeed, Director EPI Dr. Mukhtar, Dr. Mudassar, CEO Lahore Dr. Faisal and CEOs of other districts through video link. Talking about performance of CEOs in their districts, he said, “Pakpattan, Faisalabad, Layyah and other underperforming districts should immediately improve their performance. We are observing vaccination stats of all districts on a daily basis.

And I appreciate all those who performed well during this drive despite difficult circumstances. This is also a last warning to the CEOs who didn’t perform well. All CEOs, DDOs and vaccinators should work as a team. Along with COVID vaccination, Polio vaccination is our priority as well.”

While talking about the staff participated in RED vaccination campaign he add,” Vaccinators working in the RED campaign will be awarded honorariums. Now that we are so close to our destination, officers should keep their morale high.

Achieving vaccination goals is the key to eradicating the corona epidemic. Timely vaccination of all students is the only way to ensure uninterrupted activities in educational institutions. Vaccination records of all private and public hospitals are being monitored regularly. All persons over the age of 18 years and 6 months must also get booster dose along with routine vaccination.”

For more information, contact:
Directorate General Public Relations,
Government of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-9201390-86
Website: www.punjab.gov.pk