Covid-19 Corona Virus Pandemic: Response of Health Department Government of Sindh
Keywords:
Covid-19, pandemic, health department, government, sindhAbstract
This study is a narrative study and describes the personal experiences of the author during the COVID-19 pandemic when he was working as the Secretary of Health department in Sindh province of Pakistan. The Health Department is the second largest department in Sindh Government after Education Department. Unlike Punjab, The Sindh Health Dept is single department and not divided as such into primary and secondary Heath care departments.
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