Health Minister Jhagra reviews hospital facilities
Health Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting to review health facilities in hospitals of Kohat district.
The meeting discussed in detailed to give status of medical teaching institutes (MTI) to District Headquarters Hospital KDA and Liaquat Memorial Hospital Kohat.
The meeting was informed that after MTI, the board of directors of both hospitals would take decisions which would expedite work as well as benefit the public at large.
The participants were informed that a summary in this regard had been sent to Chief Minister Khyber Pakthunkhwa to provide health equipment and machinery to both the hospitals, basic health units (BHUs) and rural health centers (RHCs) in the province.
It was informed that board of K-P Health Foundation also approved to provide machinery and other essential items to hospitals.
The provincial government has allocated Rs 370 million in the budget for reconstruction work in Liaqat Memorial Hospital. The meeting directed Construction and Works Department (C&W) to speed up the construction work to meet the deadline.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 22nd, 2021.