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New Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation to improve health system in Panjab ®Currently DGHS is looking after prevention and control of communicable diseases Bird flu Polio etc By.Asghar Ali Mubarak Islamabad- The Health Department of Punjab has initiated process to establish a new Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E). The new Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation is established at Lahore. Currently DGHS was looking after prevention and control of communicable diseases including bird flu ,Malaria, TB, polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis, AIDS, ARI, diarrhoeal diseases, typhoid, meningitis, hemorrhagic fever, dengue fever, rabies, plague, influenza, etc.Despite having full-fledged Provincial and Directorate General of HealthServices (DGHS) for implementation of policies and monitoring of health delivery system in the province, the Health Department of Punjab has initiated process to establish a new Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation .The Punjab GOVERNAMENT Rs 749.519 million rupees will be spent in respect of operational cost, has raised a serious question on the ‘intention of the planners. Recruitment of top administrative and lower staff for this unit including, Director General M&E (Health), Director PHIS, Director Assessments & Survey, Director Field Monitoring & Evaluation was under process. The government of Punjab will also have offered high salary of Management Package (MP-I) and (MPII) scale to these officers.According to sourses the job of this unit would be to keep an eye on progress of all the public sector institutions, vertical programs as well as development projects in Punjab and to provide information about the achievements and gaps in Health Department to the Secretary Health and others concerned.A source in the Health Department on the condition of anonymity told that the Provincial Health Departmentoperates under the administrative control of Secretary Health, Punjab who is the head of provincial Health Department. The Health Department has two main functions including policy-making and regulatory function.To ease the burden or work, the Punjab government has bifurcated the Health System in to two parallel departments with the name of Medical Education and Tertiary care hospitals while other one Secondary & primary health care.On the other hand Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is also the main arm of provincial health department for programme coordination, implementation and monitoring.

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New Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation to improve health system in Panjab ®Currently DGHS is looking after prevention and control of communicable diseases Bird flu Polio etc By.Asghar Ali Mubarak Islamabad- The Health Department of Punjab has initiated process to establish a new Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E). The new Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation is established at Lahore. Currently DGHS was looking after prevention and control of communicable diseases including bird flu ,Malaria, TB, polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis, AIDS, ARI, diarrhoeal diseases, typhoid, meningitis, hemorrhagic fever, dengue fever, rabies, plague, influenza, etc.Despite having full-fledged Provincial and Directorate General of HealthServices (DGHS) for implementation of policies and monitoring of health delivery system in the province, the Health Department of Punjab has initiated process to establish a new Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation .The Punjab GOVERNAMENT Rs 749.519 million rupees will be spent in respect of operational cost, has raised a serious question on the ‘intention of the planners. Recruitment of top administrative and lower staff for this unit including, Director General M&E (Health), Director PHIS, Director Assessments & Survey, Director Field Monitoring & Evaluation was under process. The government of Punjab will also have offered high salary of Management Package (MP-I) and (MPII) scale to these officers.According to sourses the job of this unit would be to keep an eye on progress of all the public sector institutions, vertical programs as well as development projects in Punjab and to provide information about the achievements and gaps in Health Department to the Secretary Health and others concerned.A source in the Health Department on the condition of anonymity told that the Provincial Health Departmentoperates under the administrative control of Secretary Health, Punjab who is the head of provincial Health Department. The Health Department has two main functions including policy-making and regulatory function.To ease the burden or work, the Punjab government has bifurcated the Health System in to two parallel departments with the name of Medical Education and Tertiary care hospitals while other one Secondary & primary health care.On the other hand Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is also the main arm of provincial health department for programme coordination, implementation and monitoring.

Pakistan takes on England in the first T20 International in Dubai By.Asghar Ali Mubarak ISLAMABAD– England and Pakistan have had an interesting few weeks prior to this. Three test matches took place in Abu Dhabi from the 13-17 October, followed by one in Dubai 22-26 October, and the third one in Sharjah 1-5 November. Pakistan won these matches in a 2-0 victory. This was followed by a series of ODI matches across the Middle East, two of which were held in Abu Dhabi, followed by one in Sharjah, and the last, in Dubai. England swept it up with a 3-1 victory. The series of T20 matches rounds up the season.The excitement of limited overs cricket has already begun to reach its feverish pitch this November! After the exciting ODIs thattook place across the UAE, Haier Mobile presents UBL ODI & T20 Series, which is starting this Thursday in Dubai. Mr. Naeem Bashir Ahmad, Senior Executive Vice President and Head of International UBL unveiled the trophy with the two captains Shahid Afridi and Eoin Morgan, as well as representatives of the title and sponsors at the Dubai Cricket Stadium. With Pakistan having secured a 2-0 victory in the preceding Test match series, and England winning the preceding ODIs with a 3-1 victory, both sides will be looking to round off the battle with a clear victory in the T20 matches. Tomorrow’s match is the first of three T20 matches, the second of which will also take place in Dubai November 27, and the third in Sharjah on November 30. “I am really excited to lead this young team against the world class English side and we are preparing well. We have rested the senior players for T20 and had some good practice match with some talented young players boosted our confidence level. I hope we can complete this series in a winning note” said Shahid Afridi, Pakistan’s T20 captain. England captain Eoin Morgan, wore confidence on his shoulders with the recent ODI success. “We have a balanced squad with a mix of young and talented players. I hope this will be a great condition for us to prepare for the T20 International world cup. I am excited for the fact that, our momentum has improved really well and we look forward for a very good T20 games”.

Pakistani Junior Boys 16 Tennis team will participate in Davis Cup Asiaian pre-qualifying competition By.Asghar Ali Mubarak ISLAMABAS–The Pakistani Junior Boys 16 Tennis team will participate in Davis Cup Asiaian pre-qualifying competition2016 scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka from 29th Feb to 6th March, 2016. Pakistan was the runner-up at last year’s event held in Malaysia. According to Muhammad Khalid RehmaniSecretary Pakistan Tennis Federation the trials to select a three-member team shall be held at S. Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex, Islamabad, from 27th to 30 December, 2015. Six top players, as per then current rankings and age eligibility, along with one wild card each from Punjab , Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, will take part. Players will be divided into two groups and two players from each group shall be selected for the 2nd phase where all selected four players will play round robin matches for selection of the three-member team; the player at 4th position after the final trials, will be a standby. Following six players are being invited to report at the trials venue on the mentioned date. Sahabzada Muhammad Ali, Nauman Aftab, Huzaifa Abdul Rehman, Shoaib Khan, Aqib Umer and Hamza Bin Rehan. For wild card entries, all the three provincial Associations are required to conduct regional trials for the age group eligible for the 2016 event and send the name of their best player latest by 15th December at PTF complex. Six players selected on the basis of their rankings will get economy class railway fare, daily allowance and accommodation at Dilawar Abbas PTF tennis Complex whereas wild card entries, out of station players, will be provided accommodation only, and will get any other allowances if they qualify for Phase 2.