Mayor Islamabad, Sheikh Anser Aziz addressing Capacity Building Workshop has said that Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) as an integral part of health program. Health Service Directorate of MCI is ensuring that vaccinators should reach every housing unit to immunize every child of the city so that healthy generation could be made. For this purpose, the MCI was taking steps to impart training to people of different walks of life so that awareness regarding immunization programme could be provided. He was addressing Capacity Building Workshop organized by Health Service Directorate of MCI recently at Convention Centre, Islamabad.
Appreciating teachers, religious scholars, civil society and elected representatives for their participation in the workshop, he said that all stakeholders should join the hands for the success of health programme under EPI. He asked the participants to sensitize the people to get benefit from free EPI programme so that their children could not only be saved from different diseases but a healthy society could be formulated. He lauded the efforts of Health Services Directorate for organizing a successful workshop. Engaging people from different walks of life in health programme is a wonderful initiative because we should work together to cope with future challenges and making Islamabad a healthy city.
DG Health Services, Dr. Hassan Urooj gave detailed briefing regarding steps taken by the Health Services Directorate for making Islamabad a healthy city. He stressed to involve the community in order to make this programme successful by reaching to every child. He stressed on awareness creation, demand generation and service delivery quality solely depend on community bond with EPI.
Among others, Inspector General of Islamabad Police, Dr. Sultan Azam Temuri and D.G Health Services, Dr. Hassan Urooj, representatives of WHO were also present.
The workshop was also attended by more than 250 community leaders including religious scholars, teachers and elected chairmen, vice chairmen, councilors and other elected representatives of different Union councils of Islamabad.
