Public Health, Basic & Rural Health, Child & Women Health, Population Welfare, District and Tehsil Hospitals.

• Execution of functions relating to the following areas on the guidelines given by the Provincial Government:
  
  
  • Prevention and control of infections and contagious diseases
  • Tuberculosis
  • Eradication/Control of Malaria
  • Lepers Act 1898
  • Treatment of patients bitten by rabid animals
  • Adulteration of foodstuffs
  • Nutrition surveys
  • Nutrition and publicity in regards to food
  • Vaccination and inoculation
  • Maternity & child welfare and;
  • Port Quarantined.
   
• Management of health care facilities and provision of health care services in the districts including District Headquarter Hospitals (DHQs), Tehsil Headquarter Hospital (THQs) Rural Health Centres (RHCs) and Basic Health Units (BHUs) but excluding any hospital/health facility affiliated with Medical College.
• Audit Cell to undertake financial, managerial and clinical audit of health facilities in districts.
• Monitoring and inspection of all health care facilities in the respective district.
• Data collection and compilation of vital health statistics. Planning and Development of health care delivery for improving.
• Preparation of development schemes, budget, schedule of new expenditure and ADP proposals up to Rs. 5 Million.
• Service matters except those entrusted to Health Department / Services & General Administration Department in case of regular employees of the Bs-17.
• Rrecruitment of officers and officials in the district on contract basis from time to time under the District Government Rules of Business.
• Health Equipment Maintenance (HEM) for ensuring availability of state of the art & functional bio-medical technology.
• Transport maintenance as an essential component of speedy provision of outreach healthcare services.
• District Quality Control Board (DQCB) under the overall technical support from the PQCB for ensuring supply & availability of quality medicines in line with the National Health Policy.
• Technical scrutiny, standardization and purchase of stores and capital goods and bio medical equipment for each health care facility in respective districts.
• Government Medical Stores Depot. (MSD) at each district for ensuring availability of appropriate quantity of reverse and timely distribution of routine and incidental drugs to all health care facilities.
• Surgeon Medico-legal Office and its functions relating to the constitution of Medico-legal examination.
• All administrative and related matters of Nursing Cadres up to BS-17.
• Formulation and implementation of policies pertaining to institution of users charges and levy of related and subsequent fee by Medical Officers in districts.

2.    Population Welfare

• To plan, organize and implement program activities.
• To organize the assigned communication activities including exhibition of documentaries, workshops, seminars etc.
• To coordinate with Population Welfare Department and District Government.
• Supervise and monitor the activities of Tehsil Officers and service outlets in the District.
• To identify training needs and impart training as per training schedule in coordination with Population Welfare Department.
• To provide logistic support to the Program service outlets and equip them with stock of contraceptives, medicines and necessary equipment.