Progress on health facilities reviewed

Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Monday reviewed progress on revamping of health facilities under the Prime Minister’s Health Initiative.

She also reviewed the upgradation of the Basic Health Units (BHU) at Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD).

She said that work on revamping of infrastructure and the upgradation of 222 Basic Health Units was underway, adding that the government was aiming to upgrade 2,504 BHUs of Punjab to 24/7 model.

The minister further said that revamping would be completed in all the BHUs of Punjab, adding that in the next phase 2,282 BHUs would also be revamped.

After the revamping, services and facilities would be available at these BHUs for 24 hours, she highlighted.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 20^th, 2020.