DG Health

DG HEALTH SERVICES MESSAGE
Essential Package of Health Services/ Universal Health Coverage (UHC) – Benefit Package of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) is the most significant health reform agenda undertaken in GB. The most critical and unique feature of this reform agenda is the focus on structural improvements in the Primary Health Care (PHC) delivery system. Given the rugged and difficult to terrain of GB, PHC strengthening is key to providing health service delivery to the people as close as possible to their doorstep.
DR SALEEM UD DIN DG Health SERVICES

 

DR SALEEM UD DIN

DIRECTOR GENERAL HEALTH SERVICES GILGIT BALTISTAN

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– ADDRESS

Department of Health Gilgit Baltistan

– CALL

(+92) 5811-920545

– E-MAIL

info@dohgb.org

BACKGROUND

The Programme aims to deliver basic health services at the doorsteps of the poor segments of the society through the deployment of Lady Health Workers (LHW’) living in their own localities. The programme is currently being implemented in all the districts of Gilgit-Baltistan. The program has the strength of 1385 LHWs with a concentration in rural areas and urban slums of the Gilgit-Baltistan. Each LHW covers 1000 population or 150 houses. These workers are providing services to their communities in the field of child health, nutrition, family planning and treatment of minor ailments. Population coverage of the program is about 70%.