Tag: Govt

  • Govt launches ‘Sehat Tahaffuz’ helpline to provide health-related information

    Govt launches ‘Sehat Tahaffuz’ helpline to provide health-related information

    Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health, Dr Zafar Mirza introduced the ‘Sehat Tahaffuz’ helpline ‘1166’ at a ceremony in Islamabad to provide health-related information services to the public.

    As per reports, through the helpline, people will be able to get instant assistance to their queries and concerns, particularly related to polio and routine immunization services.

    The helpline will also provide information and address queries of parents related to the vaccine. It will be active from eight in the morning to twelve midnight daily.

    Pakistan remains one of the last two countries in the world, alongside Afghanistan, where the poliovirus is still prevalent.

    There is a strong national and international commitment to eradicate polio. It is a collective responsibility to ensure all children are protected and vaccinated against the poliovirus.

  • Balochistan govt takes guardianship of child shoeshiner crouching in cold weather

    Balochistan govt takes guardianship of child shoeshiner crouching in cold weather

    The Balochistan government has taken guardianship of a street child whose video, in which he was seen carrying a shoe-polishing kit on a footpath in severely cold weather, went viral on social media.

    As per reports, the provincial government’s spokesperson, Liaquat Shahwani, said the video of the child made him very upset.

    “It’s heart-wrenching to watch this video. I was hurt and upset when I saw those visuals,” Shahwani shared.

    “We have already fixed a budget of 50 crores for child protection authority and will work towards an effective legislation against child labour,” said the spokesman adding that the Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan has taken responsibility for this child himself.

    The video shows the child sitting in
    a corner trying to keep himself warm in this bitter cold, with a shoe-polishing
    kit next to him.

    While the government has been unable to locate him until now, Shahwani said that he will be taken under the government’s wing as soon as he is located.

    “It was around 12:30 AM, when I went there. I’ve visited the place three times but the child was not there. I have assigned people the duty to locate the child. I will go myself once we have the address,” he said.