An integrated Public Health Operation Center for responding to all types of public health emergencies was launched on Monday in Islamabad by the Directorate of Health Services (DHS). The operation centre has been developed with meager resources to address different emergencies in the federal capital, Health Services Director General Dr Hasan Arooj said at the opening of the center. That unique model would work to control Covid-19, dengue, polio and other public health emergencies in future. WHO Country Head Dr Palitha Mahipala appreciated the concept and establishment of integrated Public Health Operation Center under one roof at Directorate of Health Services of the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation. He said that operation center will go a long way in achieving integrated response towards public health epidemics.

Source: The Express Tribune October 20, 2020 03:33 UTC