A high-level meeting was held under the chair of Punjab Minister for Labour and Human Resource Ansar Majeed Khan at Punjab Employees Social Security Institutions on Tuesday. Commissioner PESSI Tanveer Iqbal, Medical Advisor Dr. Nasir Jamal, Director Development Malik Naveed Khokher, Director IT and other concerned officers were also present on this occasion.
The minister reviewed the precautionary measures taken in social security hospital for dealing with coronavirus. Commissioner PESSI and Medical Advisor briefed the minister about the steps taken to deal with coronavirus in social security hospitals. The minister also reviewed the measures taken for the automation of the department. He said that department has completed all the preventive precautionary measures to cope with coronavirus. He said that due to medical emergency all the doctors’ holidays have been cancelled. Precautionary measures are being taken in all the offices of the department. Patients and their families are being provided with information about coronavirus at all social security hospitals.
Automation is the prime need of the hour, in order to root out corruption from the departments. Access of CCTV cameras of Multan, Lahore, Faisalabad and Islamabad Hospitals to the head office should be made possible. The e-transfer system should be made operational immediately. Home work has been completed for the distribution of Sehat Insaf Card among all registered workers. The Helpline should immediately be set up to address labour’s issues on a priority basis.
