Free-medical camp for jirga participants established

PESHAWAR: On the directives of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department has set up a free-medical camp for participants of Pashtun Qaumi Jirga.

The camp was set up by the Health Department to ensure the well-being of attendees, said an official communique.

On the first day of the jirga, Health Advisor Ihtisham Ali visited the venue, where he issued instructions to the district health officer (DHO) of Khyber and other relevant health officials to set

up the medical camp to take care of the participants’ health.

According to the instructions of the health advisor, the medical camp would remain operational until the conclusion of the jirga to ensure that participants face no health-related difficulties.

DHO Khyber Dr. Zafar Ali confirmed that the medical camp was set up immediately and is equipped with free medicines, health check-ups, and emergency services, including ambulances, available at all times.

He further stated that the organisers of the Pashtun Qaumi Jirga had welcomed this initiative by the Health Department

and expressed their gratitude on behalf of the participants.

Over 4,500 participants received free medical check-ups on the second day of the Jirga, he added. Additionally, a dengue prevention spray was carried out within the venue, and an emergency referral mechanism has been established.