JPMC gets surgical complex

Bilawal says Sindh govt revolutionised public healthcare

KARACHI:

A state-of-the-art 500-bed surgical complex has been inaugurated at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre in the city. Opening the facility for the public, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the Sindh Government has revolutionised the healthcare system in the province.

"The PPP aims at ensuring people have full access to free-of-cost healthcare facilities," he said. "The party has, as per it' commitment, improved the JPMC, the largest tertiary care and postgraduate health facility by setting up a 500-beded surgical complex with 18 state-of-the-art operating theaters that will serve the populous more diligently," he said.

He expressed this while addressing the inauguration ceremony of the 500-beded Surgical Complex at the JPMC. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that Karachi is playing a leading role in the uplift of the health infrastructure.

"This advancement in health sector is par excellence for Karachi, Pakistan and the whole world."

He was of the view that consistent struggle with a particular aim makes things emerge in substantial form such as the JPMC Surgical Complex.

He said the complex is another example of the success of public-private partnership which reminds people of the great initiative conceived and substantiated by Benazir Bhutto.

Bhutto Zardari further said that the Sindh government has proved that under public-private partnerships, achievements can be made in various sectors including health, education and energy.

The PPP chairman said that the Economist Magazine, in its analysis on the public-private partnership model in the region, cited Sindh province in particular as one of the best among provinces where tangible progress is ensured.

He said the reason for this achievement is due to political ownership. "Despite retrenched resources, Sindh government has performed diligently."

Zardari said the JPMC Surgical Complex, consisting of 500 beds and 18 state-of-the-art operating theaters, is a great addition to the public healthcare system for Karachi. "I am proud the JPMC is catering to the needs of people across the board," the PPP chairman said.

"Every Pakistani who comes here is being treated with dignity, and they are not asked how much money they have nor are they asked about where they come from and what language they speak. The doors of the JPMC are open to every Pakistani."

Published in The Express Tribune, February 15^th, 2022.