QUETTA, Jul 04 (APP):Governor Balochistan Jaffar Khan Mandokhail has described the launch of the Digital Health Information System (DHIS) as a transformative step that will revolutionize the province’s healthcare sector. Addressing the Third Health Care Leadership Conference in Quetta, he said the system will ensure that all health centers maintain regular records, including attendance of doctors and paramedical staff, supply and distribution of medicines, and functionality of facilities such as …
Governor Mandokhail inaugurates digital health information system at leadership conference
QUETTA, Jul 04 (APP):Governor Balochistan Jaffar Khan Mandokhail has described the launch of the Digital Health Information System (DHIS) as a transformative step that will revolutionize the province’s healthcare sector.
Addressing the Third Health Care Leadership Conference in Quetta, he said the system will ensure that all health centers maintain regular records, including attendance of doctors and paramedical staff, supply and distribution of medicines, and functionality of facilities such as district-level buildings and labor rooms.
Governor Jaffar Mandokhail emphasized that this initiative will set new standards of transparency, accountability, and performance across hospitals and Basic Health Units (BHUs). For the first time, District Health Officers and Medical Superintendents will be held directly accountable, a move he praised as historic.
He commended Provincial Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar and Secretary Health Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Panizai for their leadership in making this reform possible.
The governor noted that the conference was not just about healthcare leadership but about preparing for a healthier future that protects even the most marginalized communities. He stressed that leadership and management are continuous processes needed across all sectors, particularly in Balochistan’s remote districts.
Highlighting the province’s vast geography and scattered population, he appealed to the United Nations and other international organizations to extend full support in delivering basic facilities to every citizen, ensuring that no individual is left deprived.
The event was attended by Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar, UNICEF Pakistan Chief Ms Fitsum Assifa, Secretary Health Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Panizai, along with a large number of doctors and paramedical staff. Earlier, Governor Mandokhail formally inaugurated the District Health Information System and Electronic Medical Record Module.
