Ganga Ram hospital to have four main units

Minister says different units being set up on proposals from steering committee

LAHORE:

Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said on Monday that four different units are being set up in the Ganga Ram Mother and Child Block.

Chairing a very important meeting at the Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Department, the health minister said units are being set up on technical advice from the steering committee.

Present in the meeting were Special Secretary Dr Asif Tufail, Vice Chancellor Fatima Jinnah Medical University Dr Amir Zaman Khan, Members of Ganga Ram Mother and Child Block Steering Committee, MD Children Hospital Dr Mohammad Salim, Ganga Ram Hospital MS Dr Athar, Dr Noureen Akmal, Dr Naveed, Shaikh Ejaz and officials of the C&W.

The steering committee shared technical suggestions on the Ganga Ram Mother and Child Block.

The health minister said different units were being set up on proposals from the Steering Committee.

The Mother and Child Block shall be completed within the deadline and will be opened for the public very soon.

“Four different units are being set up and required facilities for both Mother and Child will be provided under one roof. This block will be one of its kind and will help us save thousands of mothers and children,” she said.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 1^st, 2022.