F.P. Report
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government here Sunday constituted a high level committee of senior doctors to prepare the plasma extract from lord of patients recovered from Coronavirus that would be used for treatment of the patients of this pandemic.
Advisor to chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information and public Relations Ajmal Wazir told media persons said that Health Department has constituted a five-member committee comprising of senior doctors Dr Shahjahan, Dr. Fazal Raziq, Dr. Khalid Khan, Dr. Hamida Qureshi and Dr. Usman Khattak to prepare the plasma extract from blood of patients recovered from Coronavirus that will be used to treat coronavirus patients.
He said that following the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan, all our ministers and members of the National and Provincial Assemblies are in the field to deal with the Coronavirus and Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa himself is monitoring the situation throughout the province. He said the timely steps taken by the provincial government to protect public from Coronavirus that had began to emerge in the province, has paid off and 109 samples taken for the Coronavirus test from Mangah , a Mardan’s village, proved to be negative which has been confirmed by NIH.
He said that Union Council Mangah situation is gradually improving and gradually Mangah will be opened.
Wazir said on the one hand we are fighting against the Corona virus and on the other hand we are ensuring the presence of food commodities and products in the market and to take timely action against the hoarders we are monitoring the market regularly.
Talking about the relief package, he said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s relief package will be distributed according Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Ehsas program which will benefit 21 lakh 50 thousand families.
Under the Ihsas program, every family will get Rs 12,000 one-time of four months, while few weeks later, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will give Rs 6,000 one-time of 3 months under relief package.
He said that the package will be distributed amongst the needy and deserving families through information management system and 3600 distribution points will be established in the province for which the provincial government will develop a mechanism with federal government.
Ajmal Wazir said that Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has also issued special instructions for the care of children suffering from thalassemia in the current emergency situation so that they do not face any obstruction in blood supply.
Advisor to Chief Minister on Information Ajmal Wazir said here Sunday that 109 individuals had been tested negative in Union Council Manga in Mardan district. Addressing a news conference here, Ajmal Wazir said Manga UC with around 5,7000 population had been lockdown after death of its resident, Saadat Khan due to Coronavirus and now it was being cleared phase wise.
Ajmal Wazir said 3600 points have been identified for distribution of relief package to the destitute, poor and vulnerable people in the province.
He said the process of disbursing relief package will start next week.
Wazir said Rs12,000 one time would be given to each poor household under Prime Minister Ehsaas program covering about 2.150 million poor families.
In the second phase, he said Rs 6000 would be provided under the Chief Minister KP relief package to poor people under a transperant mechanism through online services through management Information system.
He said a five-member committee of senior doctors has been constituted for passive immunization through plasma of the recovered patients of Corona, adding the committee would formally start work on it next week.
The advisor said Chief Minister Mahmood Khan was himself monitoring the situation round the clock, saying all the departments including army, police, health, rescue 1122 and district administration were working under a inclusive strategy to protect people from Coronavirus.
On the other side, he said food and others essential commodities’ availability and prices were being monitored in markets, saying sufficient stock was available to caters people needs.
He said strict action would be taken against hoarders and unlawful profiteers.
Wazir said 2000 doctors services were immediately hired to deal with Coronavirus pandemic and the Chief Minister KP has directed removal of all obstacles in way of bloods transfusions services to patients of blood disorders.
