Moving forward: ‘Good healthcare among govt’s top priorities’

Health minister inspects different parts of DHQ hospital Kasur


Correspondent December 11, 2017
Punjab Minister for Primary and Secondary Health Khawaja Imran Nazir. PHOTO: EXPRESS

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Primary and Secondary Health Khawaja Imran Nazir has said the government was committed to provide modern health facilities to the people of Punjab for which maximum resources were being spent.

He expressed these views while visiting District Headquarters Hospital Kasur, accompanied by Secretary Health Ali Jan Khan. He said a huge allocation of Rs260 billion for health sector by Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif was the reflection of his people-friendly policies. The minister said revamping of DHQ hospital Kasur would be completed very soon through which latest health facilities would be available at local level.

Nazir also inspected the newly installed CT scan machine in the hospital. He said that Punjab government is spending huge funds for the provision of health facilities. He said that emergency ward of hospitals were being improved, provision of free medicines has been ensured in the hospitals.

He said that on the direction of Chief Minister, free ambulance service has been launched for pregnant rural women. Moreover, free diagnosis, treatment and provision of medicines for hepatitis patients were also being ensured.

He said launching of mobile health units, revamping of district headquarters and tehsil headquarters hospitals, training and capacity building of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff and their availability in the hospitals are the few historic initiatives taken by the present government.

Nazir said healthy people play very important role in economic activities of the country and create a healthy society. Therefore, the government was paying special attention to the development of health sector for which historic budget has been allocated.

The minister urged doctors, nurses and paramedics to discharge their duties with the spirit of humanitarian service with honesty and professional dedication.

Later, Nazir inspected newly constructed emergency block, CT scan machine and the wards of the hospital. He inquired after the health of the patients. Nazir expressed satisfaction over the ongoing construction and development work in the hospital, cleanliness and security arrangements.

Deputy Commissioner Kasur Saira Umer and other senior officers and notables were present on the occasion.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 11th, 2017.

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