Govt vows to improve healthcare

The committee approves eight cases of migration on a merit basis.

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Secretary Yousaf Naseem Khokhar on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Central Hardship Committee for merit-based migrations in medical institutes of Punjab. The committee approved eight cases of migration on merit basis. Speaking at the meeting, the Chief Secretary said that health and education sectors are a priority of the government. He mentioned that special attention is being given to primary healthcare so that patients’ load on teaching hospitals could be decreased. He said despite resource constraints, the government has increased health budget in the Annual Development Programme, adding that a cardiology institute in Dera Ghazi Khan and mother and child hospitals in South Punjab are being established. He said human development sector was neglected in the past. Better results can be obtained through capacity-building of human resources including doctors, nurses, and paramedics, he added.  

Published in The Express Tribune, July 24^th, 2019.