Investor Presentaiton

Chapter VII - Impacts of COVID-19: Fiscal Pressures and Healthcare Deficit Mandatory thermal screenings at all points of entries in country Surveillance and contact tracing through data collection 2 3 4 ▪Testing and diagnostic capacity has been strengthened by importing Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) kits for SARS-COV-2 diagnostics, 8 BSL-III (Bio Safety Labs) have been established at Divisional Headquarters of Punjab along with the upgradation of existing labs to BSL-III level which has enhanced the diagnostic capacity available in the public sector labs 2,000 to 10,000 tests per day. Additionally both Health Departments hired the services of private labs for COVID-19 Testing District Administrations were mobilized to set up quarantine facilities for suspected cases at several cities and hospitals, and surveillance units were activated to trace contacts of confirmed cases, as recommended by the WHO. In this regard, medical wards were designated for handling covid patients at Secondary and Tertiary Care hospitals across 36 Districts in Punjab. A separate 900 bedded dedicated isolation Centre has also been established at Expo Centre, Lahore. Currently available number of beds for COVID-19 Patients isolation stands at 6,216 and out of which 4,765 were occupied during the 1st week of June. Currently there are 1,369 Ventilators available at hospitals accross Punjab for handling seriously ill patients out of which 454 ventilators are marked for the COVID-19 Patients. 5 Due to the high demand for PPEs all around the world, Pakistan initially also faced shortage of PPEs but with passage Province has been able to procure sufficient quantity of PPEs from both global and local markets time the 6 7 8 Punjab Government has duly appreciated the efforts of medical staff at all ranks and for enhancing the morale of the medical community announced special additional salary package for Healthcare staff directly dealing with COVID-19 patients. A lump sum compensation package is also approved if any employee directly dealing with COVID-19 patients passes away in line of duty; the family would receive an amount of PKR 4 Million up to BS-16 and PKR 8 Million for BS-17 & above. New hiring of medical workers has been initiated on emergency basis to strengthen logistical support and ease the pressure on Health-Care personnel. Tele-medicine facilities have been established to provide assistance to patients via telephone, skype and WhatsApp instead of physical visits. 9 10 Realizing the deficiency in syllabus, the Medical Educationists are developing material to deal with such issues of Public Health. Page 60

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