Punjab minister pledges improved health facilities

Says international conferences will help young professionals

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Health Dr Yasmin Rashid said the lack of health facilities was a challenge for the department and efforts were being made to improve matters.



She expressed these views while speaking as chief guest at an international medical conference held at College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP). CPSP President Professor Zafferullah chaired the conference. Delegations from China, Turkey, Canada, Nepal and Sri Lanka participated in the conference. King Edward Medical University Vice Chancellor Professor Khalid Masood Gondal presented the welcome address.

“Improvement in the health sector is my mission,” pledged the minister. While acknowledging the services rendered by CPSP, she also recalled her memories when she was a fellow of the same college.

“CPSP has gained international goodwill thanks to its quality education and this college was a blessing for those Pakistani doctors who were looking for specialisation in certain fields,” she said.

Dr Yasmin Rashid also admired the fact that CPSP has extended an offer to conduct free-of-cost training sessions for all public sector consultants in Punjab.



“Many specialists, working in different districts of Punjab, who had not participated in any refresher courses for the past many years, can now update their medical knowledge with the help of CPSP,” she said. The minister said the young professionals would learn from the expertise of renowned professors across the globe through international conferences. Professor Zafferullah, in his address, shed light on the achievements of CPSP during the last 60 years. He also presented the health minister with a shield of honour.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 6^th, 2018.