History’s largest vaccine rollout and Punjab preparations II
Lahore
April 2, 2021
The pandemic helped us achieve interesting feats as well. The expediency of the pandemic pushed us towards developing the ‘Core Capacities’ in our healthcare system we hitherto lacked.
These Core Capacities i.e. ‘prevent, detect and respond’ are part of International Health Regulations and are envisaged in Punjab Health Sector Strategy 2019-2029 as well. It was unfortunate that the last government had made little efforts on Crisis Management and Epidemic Response. We had to start from scratch to develop these capacities, turning this colossal challenge into a historic opportunity. A milestone at that stage was the improbable task of developing 1,000-bed Expo Center Field Hospital within nine days.
National
April 2, 2021
The pandemic helped us achieve interesting feats as well. The expediency of the pandemic pushed us towards developing the ‘Core Capacities’ in our healthcare system we hitherto lacked. These Core Capacities i.e. ‘prevent, detect and respond’ are part of International Health Regulations and are envisaged in Punjab Health Sector Strategy 2019-2029 as well.
It was unfortunate that the last government had made little efforts on Crisis Management and Epidemic Response. We had to start from scratch to develop these capacities, turning this colossal challenge into a historic opportunity. A milestone at that stage was the improbable task of developing 1,000-bed Expo Center Field Hospital within nine days. This facility was used to quarantine suspected and confirmed patients. It has now been transformed into one of the largest vaccination centers of the country.
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