Chitral health Department investigating (AFP) a paralyzed child for polio disease.
CHITRAL: Health department of Chitral Expanded Program for Immunization (EPI) Unit investigating an Acute Flaccid paralysis (AFP) child who is under treatment at District Headquarters Hospital Chitral. According to statement of Dr. Nisarullah district Surveillance Officer (DSO) a child namely Hizbullah son of Saleh Muhammad resident of Dameel Tehsil Arandu some 75 KM from here was carried to DHQ hospital Chitral on 3rd February whose leg and arm were very week and looking paralyses. Dr. Nisar said that his environmental study was performed on Tuesday. He also travel the most remote and backward area of Dameel (snow bound and pedestal passage area) to collect stools of other children in the house and in surrounding areas which would be sent to Islamabad for laboratory test. “it is premature to say that either this is polio case or not because Chitral is Polio free zone for the last 16 years” he added.
Stray dogs spreading in Chitral no anti rabbis vaccine with health sanitation department.
As stray dogs speedily spreading at Chitral as four people have been died at Arandu last month but there is no anti rabbis vaccine in health sanitation unit of Chitral. Hence on continue complaints of public District Coordination Officer Chitral Mutasim Billah Shah has arranged for free vaccination to dog bits (victims) through a local chemist. DCO Chitral has given the task to EPI unit to clarify the dog bitten patients that either the dog was stray or domestic and after proper verification that the dog is a mad one the case would be forwarded to DCO for free vaccination. It is added to mention here that stray dogs are speedily spreading in Chitral who have bitten so many people including children and number of them have been expired due to no proper vaccination. Social and political circle of Chitral have appeals high ups of health department for providing anti rabbis vaccine to Chitral immediately to save precious lives from death.
RWEP announced of Media Award.
Regional Women Empowerment Project Chitral has announced the results of RWEP media awards for best reporters/columnist/editors and press correspondent for the year 2008 in connection with highlighting women issues in their concerned media. According to the results Sardar Abdur Rehman Chief Editor of weekly Chitral Times, Farid Ahmad Producer of Radio Pakistan Chitral , Gul Hammad Farooqi of APP, Muhkammuddin and Saifur Rehman Aziz were declared as winners in the categories of print news paper editors, electronic media presenters, local press reporters, columnist and on line news paper editors. The applicants had submitted copies of their write ups, reports, articles and documentaries to RWEP before December 25, 2008. Total 11 media persons participated in the competition. Judges for the competition included President Chitral Press Club Shah Murad Baig, Manager Gander & Development Section AKRSP Ms. Razia Sultana, Dr. Inayatullah Faizi and Tehsil Nazim Sartaj Ahmad Khan declared names of successful candidates for media award after analyzing their papers properly. Awards will be distributed in near future.
Defense Housing Authority urged for refunding of rejected applicants.
CHITRAL: Defense Housing Authority (DHA) was urged for early refunding of payment through Askari Banks. Defense Housing Authority has announced of DHA homes advertised in different newspapers. As they had announced that under their DHA housing schemes they will allot single storey house of 5 Marla and double story house consisting of 7 Marla plot was available @ rupees 4.2 million. Hundred of applicant’s paid 1.5 lac rupees with down payment in Nov 2008 draw. But payment (in advance with down payment) of those applicants whose applications were rejected are still pending at Askari Banks. Dr. Jehansoz and a number of applicants said while talking to local journalists that when we contacting Askari Bank for refunding of our payment they practicing delay tactics with one or other pretext. They said that a few people defaming this organization only for the sack of some money as they getting markup from bank on the deposited amount. People belonging to all walks of life have requested to high ups of Defense Housing Authority and Askar Bank for early refunding payment of people whose applications were rejected for allotment of plot (house) so as to enable them to purchase piece of land at some other suitable place.
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