Erdogan hospital inaugurated in Muzaffargarh

The hospital was given as a gift from Turkey to Pakistan in 2014

MUZAFFARGARH: A hospital named after Turkey's president was inaugurated in Muzaffargarh on Friday.

Prime Minister Imran Khan led the grand opening of the newly constructed facility at Recep Tayyip Erdogan Hospital Trust, raising the hospital's total capacity to 400 beds.

The hospital, located some 380 kilometres from the provincial capital, was given as a gift from Turkey to Pakistan in 2014. It began its operations in July 2014 with 60 beds, adding another 40 beds a year later.

Punjab officials, in January 2017, launched an expansion plan aiming to add 250 more beds to the hospital's existing capacity at a cost of Rs9 billion.

The hospital provides free healthcare to all patients irrespective of their backgrounds.

The PM, in his remarks, thanked Turkey for its cooperation to improve healthcare facilities in the country.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 22^nd, 2020.