Elites of Chitral urged amendment in criteria for LHW.
CHITRAL: As Chitral is a very scattered area of NWFP having less population than its land. The work of lady health workers (LHW) was highly hailed by the inhabitants of Chitral especially by people living in very remote areas where there health facilities lack. They imparting health education and creating awareness among the people of their jurisdiction areas. There are 500 sanction posts of LHW at Chitral but only 468 working and 32 posts are still vacant due to some difficulties in recruitment policy and complication in its criteria. As an LHW have to cover 700 to 1200 targeted populations but here at Chitral some pocket villages are situated at a distance of 5 to 20 kilometers and it is difficult to achieve the target population by an LHW in present policy. Total number of LHW was 20000 in NWFP now its number was increased 40000 as the policy was changed and their number was double. As some 62 new LHW will be recruited in fresh recruitment. Due to meritorious service of LHW under supervision Dr. Ibrahim Khan coordinator NPFP & PHC Chitral district was awarded Trophy in December 2007. Chitral topped out of 24 districts of NWFP.
Activities of LHW are being supervisor by 23 supervisors while 3 posts of supervisor are still lying vacant. They have been issued 24 vehicles as 3 drivers were terminated with termination of their supervisors. As LHW create health education among the masses besides it they also distributing free medicines. According to recruitment policy an LHW have to cover 700 to 1200 populations. But Chitral is isolated district and its population is very scattered the population has spread and the target population not achieve in one or 2 villages but at some places it achieve to visit so many pocket villages. Elites of the area have appeal high ups of the National Program for Population & Primary health care to change the criteria for LHW by lessen the target population from 700 to 500 population as a special case by exempting Chitral from policy implanting in other districts of the province. So as to enable poor female of Chitral by giving them a change to gain their livelihood with a fair means as well as to provide health facilities and impart health education to very remote and backward areas of the district.
Longest breakdown of electricity nuisance life of Chitral people.
People belonging to all walk of life lamented poor performance of Pesco Chitral for 9 to 16 hours long load shedding in 24 hours. Especially consumers of Balach, Singoor, Air port Colony, Seenlasht are badly suffering by longest load shedding of electricity. They appeal to high ups of PESCO Peshawar, Chairman WAPDA, Secretary and Federal Minister water and power to issue directive to Pesco Chitral for minimizing the duration of load shedding from 9 to 3 or 4 hours so as to not suffer their routine life.
Chitral received first rain of the season.
Chitral received first rain of spring season as a result weather also changed. The heat reduced and weather became very pleasant. As there was acute hot season in Chitral and people were suffering badly.
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