PeSHAWAR—The NWFP Minister for Health Inayatullah while underlining the need of shifting focus from curative to preventive side to control disease effectively has ordered launching campaign for creating awareness among masses through easy and simple methods.
He was addressing as chief guest at an awareness seminar arranged by Provincial AIDS Control Program at Bagh-e-Naran Hayatabad the other day. The seminar was attended by local people, elected representatives and social workers. Provincial Manager AIDS Control Program, Dr. Mohammad Zafar, Dr. Amir Rehman Jadoon and Nazim Hayatabad Union Council, Mohammad Ishaq also addressed the seminar.
The health Minister said that hepatitis B&C were spreading in the society at alarming rate and had become major public health issues. He informed that Government was taking steps to make people aware of dangerous diseases. He elaborated that training activities to educate media men, religious scholars, elected representatives and health workers about health problems had so far been arranged.
He went on to say that steps were also being taken to create awareness among common people about diseases. The Health Minister asked all segments of the society to play their active role in prevention of diseases. He also directed concerned authorities to inform general public about their responsibility in controlling diseases. The Health Minister ordered high-ups of the Health Department to arrange awareness activities at public places. “Target public sites for sensitization so that more and more people can be educated” he asserted.
The Minister also directed for transferring information about public health issues to the masses in easy way. “Use local terminologies to help people understand effectively”he directed. The Minister cautioned people to be careful about the use of water and blood. “Taking care of these two liquids can minimize 60% to 70% of the diseases”, he remarked.
Speaking on the occasion various experts expressed concern over spread of hepatitis B&C and HIV/AIDS in the society. The experts while underlining the need of creating mass awareness about the dangerous diseases advised people to avoid reuse of syringes, contaminated surgical equipments and shaving items. Similarly they stressed the need of the transfusion of only screened blood and abiding by the Islamic principles to ensure sound health.
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