LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday formally launched the province’s first Community Health Inspectors Programme at a large ceremony held at the Punjab Hockey Stadium, marking a major step towards strengthening grassroots-level public health services.
More than 55,000 community health inspectors from across the province attended the event. The chief minister inaugurated the programme digitally and visited each enclosure to acknowledge and encourage the inspectors representing different districts.
Maryam said the provincial government believed in proactive governance rather than reacting after problems emerge, emphasising that preventive healthcare remained central to her administration’s vision. She said once 55,000 community health inspectors stepped into the field, diseases would be driven out of Punjab. She described the community health inspectors initiative as a transformative step, stating that Punjab’s women have the strength and determination to change the province’s destiny. The CM said through clinics-on-wheels and field hospitals, medical treatment has already been provided to nearly 30 million people across the province.
Under the new programme, community health inspectors will be able to conduct basic diagnostic tests, including blood sugar checks, and administer injections. Maryam said 25,000 individuals have already been provided with employment under the programme, with a monthly salary of Rs50,000. “Those who prove themselves through performance will see further increases in their salaries,” she said.
