100-bed Kohati Gate hospital to become operational

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Health Department will operationalization the 100-bed Kohati Gate Hospital within six months through Health Foundation.

A decision was taken at a meeting chaired by K-P Health Minister, Taimur Jhagra and Higher Education Minister, Kamran Bangash on Thursday. The meeting was held to review the health facilities inside the walled city of Peshawar.

The meeting decided to use Nishterabad Hospital not just for Covid-19, but as a secondary hospital, with facilities for hematology and breast cancer screening.

To revamp Sifwat Ghayyur Hospital through its hospital management committee on a fast track basis, it was decided to allocate Rs60 million, including Rs35 million to resolve the water drainage issue of the hospital.

The meeting decided to uplift the Maternity Hospital Hashtnagari, also through its hospital management committee for which Rs25 million will be provided in two phases.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 25^th, 2022.