Dr Faisal Zahoor Director General Health Services Punjab called internal review meeting of all the vertical programs and other functional arms of the Directorate, here on Saturday. All the program managers were directed to review their annual development plan expenditure and future requirements for necessary action. Dr Faisal desired to develop innovative health interventions to improve the health care deliver services in the province. Dengue seasonal response preparedness was discussed in detail. He directed to complete staff refresher trainings, intensify surveillance, and launch dengue awareness campaign. While discussing the polio situation in the province the DGHS reviewed the polio campaign in response to the polio case reported in Lodhran. Dr Faisal directed to improve routine EPI coverage which is core requirement to maintain immunity level in the children and prerequisite to polio eradication.
