1. THE POLICY MAKING PROCESS IN
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GOVERNMENT
OF PUNJAB
BY: LAILA RUBAB JASKANI
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT POLICY ADVOCACY,
LAHORE, PUNJAB PAKISTAN
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2. Major Punjab Health Sector Reforms
The Punjab Health Reforms Roadmap
Integrated Reproductive Maternal Child Health & Nutrition
Programme
Healthwatch
Multi-sectoral Nutrition Strategy
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3. Punjab Health Sector Policy
After the 18th constitutional amendments like other sectors health and nutrition is the provincial
subject and instead of this fact unfortunately there is no Punjab Health Sector Policy in Punjab.
However, followings are the strategies of Punjab province undertaking by DoH;
Under the Punjab Health Sector Strategy; Integrated Reproductive
Maternal Child Health & Nutrition Programme(P&D PC1 only)
Multi-sectoral Nutrition Strategy; Multi-sectoral plans are in place
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4. POLICY MAKING POWERS
Director General Health Services in Department of Health
Secretary Health in Civil Secretarial General Punjab
Finance Management Cell and Secretary Finance in Punjab
Secretary Planning and Development Department Punjab
Chief Minister
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5. Approval of Development Projects/PCs1
THE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
ACTS AS THE SECRETARIAT FOR THE PROVINCIAL
DEVELOPMENT WORKING PARTY (PDWP)
Executive Committee of National Economic
Council (ECNEC)
Central Development Working Party (CDWP)
Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP)
Departmental Development Sub-committees
(DDSC)
Divisional Development Working Party (DDWP)
District Development Committees (DDC)
Source: P&D Punjab website.
APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
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6. Executive Authority of a DoH GoP
Executive Authority is exercised by the Chief Minister Punjab.(Punjab
Rule of Business,2011)
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7. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AT WORK
According to Punjab Rule of Business 2011, Functions of Health Department are as under:
1. Health management, planning and policy
2. Policy matters
Preparation of development schemes, budget, schedule of new
expenditure and ADP proposals
Budget, accounts and audit matters
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8. POLICYAND STRETEGIC PLANNING UNIT of
DoH GoPAT WORK
The basic functions of PSPU are as follows:
Provide support to the stakeholders and decision-makers in the health sector
through health policy analysis and strategic planning
Coordinate technical assistance for developing and designing new initiatives
Data analysis to meet the objectives
Analyze health financing issues and work closely with the Financial
Management Cell for advising the Department of Health (DoH) on annual
development planning and budgeting with a strategic vision
Develop a culture for participatory and evidence based decision making and
needs based data collection in the health sector through Knowledge
Management Unit (KMU)
Source: PSPU Website
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9. ROLE OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT PUNJAB in Policy Making
The Planning and Development Department, Government of
Punjab, is the principal planning organization at the provincial level.
It coordinates and monitors development programs and activities of
various departments of the provincial government.
Development and Approvals of PCs1 for development projects in
Punjab
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10. THANKS
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