CM inaugurates clinical skills lab at HMC

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Monday formally inaugurated newly established Clinical Skills Lab at Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI), Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar. This state-of-the-art Skills Lab has been completed at a cost of Rs370 million which is the only public sector simulation center of its kind across the country.

The lab has the latest simulators and equipment for training of doctors in all specialties including medicine, surgery, gynae and orthopedics etc due to which doctors will not have to go abroad for training, as training facilities are now available through this lab. A ceremony to this connection was held here at PGMI, Hayatabad Medical Complex with CM Mahmood Khan as a chief guest. Provincial cabinet members Taimur Saleem Jhagra, Kamran Bangash, Barister Muhammad Ali Saif, members Provincial Assembly Asif Khan, Malik Wajid and Arbab Wasim also attended the ceremony.

Addressing the gathering, the chief minister lauded the efforts of provincial health minister and management of PGMI for establishing the Skills Lab and said that this would prove to be a milestone towards providing international standard healthcare facilities to the people of the province. He added that PGMI was undoubtedly the best institute imparting training in medical sector which now has become the first ever public sector institute to have the facility.

Mahmood Khan said that the provincial government has introduced unprecedented reforms in health sector adding that it has been the priority of his government to develop health and education sectors on modern lines. He said that old health care facilities in the province were being upgraded and new institutions with innovative facilities were being also established.

He said that revamping of all district headquarters hospitals was in progress, adding that Basic Health Units (BHUs)and Rural Health Centers (RHCs) were also being converted into 24/7 health facilities. Besides government was also establishing four tertiary hospitals in the different regions of the province under public-private partnership which, on completion, would reduce the burden of patients on existing major hospitals and provide standard health care facilities to people.

He made it clear that a number of reforms and development initiatives were completed during the last one and half year which have resulted in significant change in health sector. He said that Sehat Card Plus was a pro-poor initiative of his government under which free health care facilities had been extended to the population.

Mahmood Khan said that ‘imported government’ was not even able to decide petrol prices. He said that Imran Khan was fighting for the real independence and sovereignty of the country, adding that millions of people would take to the streets on the call of Imran Khan for the purpose. He said that general elections would take place soon in the country and Imran Khan will become the prime minister again with a two thirds majority.

Touching upon the rights of the province, Mahmood Khan said that he will continue to fight for the rights of the province. Earlier, Taimur Saleem Jaghra also addressed the ceremony and highlighted the reforms and other initiatives taken in the health sector.