Dr Jamal Nasir said that three years’ interval between two child births could ensure health and safety of both the mother and the child. The main reason for poor health of women had been under-nourishment and Anaemia. He said this while addressing a seminar on population welfare.
Punjab Minister for Population Welfare Dr Jamal Nasir revealed that a policy was being formulated to allow only those employees to work in the Population Welfare Department who didn’t have more than three children.
The Minister informed that the caretaker government has promoted about 45,000 lady health workers in the province as part of its efforts for improving mother and child healthcare and promoting population welfare.
The Minister revealed that as many as 43,000 lady health visitors had been upgraded from grade 5 to 8 while 1,700 lady health supervisors had been promoted from grade 8 to 11. He added that graduate lady health supervisors had been elevated to grade 14 in view of the importance of their service.
