Pakistan Post marks 25 years of SKMCH

The Pakistan Post Office has released a commemorative postage stamp of Rs20 featuring Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC). The stamp is issued to mark 25th anniversary of the country’s only cancer hospital with free treatment facilities to over 75% of its patients. SKMCH&RC, a state-of-the-art cancer hospital, was built in 1994 by Prime Minister Imran Khan with the help of Pakistanis from across the globe. A ceremony was held on Thursday at SKMCH&RC, Lahore where Postmaster General for Punjab Khalid Awais Ranjha, Postmaster General Central Punjab Circle Lahore Rana Hassan Akhtar and CMO & acting CEO of Shaukat Khanum Hospital Dr Muhammed Aasim Yusuf along with cancer survivors Fatima Babar and Yahya Waqas unveiled the commemorative postage stamp. Khalid Awais Ranjha told the press that 200,000 copies of the stamp have been printed. Dr Aasim said construction of Pakistan’s third and largest cancer hospital will start in coming week. The stamp features an image of SKMCH&RC Lahore building and a message, “25 Years of Hope”.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 8^th, 2020.