Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD), Civil Secretariat, South Punjab Multan delivers quality healthcare services to the community through an efficient and effective service delivery system that is accessible, equitable, culturally acceptable, affordable, and sustainable. Eleven districts, including Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, and Rahim Yar Khan in Bahawalpur Division; Multan, Lodhran, Vehari, and Khanewal in Multan Division; and D.G. Khan, Layyah, Muzaffargarh, and Rajanpur in D.G. Khan Division, make up South Punjab.
Historically, this region has been neglected in terms of the provision of essential services. Therefore, it also lags behind the rest of the province on crucial health outcomes. The Health Department South Punjab Secretariat was operationalized on October 15, 2020, after an amendment in the rules of business of the Government of Punjab with the name of the Health and Population Welfare Department to improve service delivery in South Punjab. After another change to the rules of business in September 2021, it was bifurcated into the Primary and Secondary Health Care Department and the Specialized Health Care and Medical Education Department.
