Team from Punjab visits Paraplegic Centre

PPC invited to help establish a similar facility in Lahore

PESHAWAR:

A team of experts from Punjab visited the Paraplegic Centre Peshawar (PPC) on Thursday as the Punjab government has decided to establish a similar centre in the province.

The Punjab government has chalked out a program to establish a modern paraplegic hospital in Lahore on the pattern of PPC.

In this regard, Additional Secretary Punjab HealthCare Department Dr Muhammad Younis visited the PPC in Hayatabad along with a team of medical experts and senior officials of Punjab Health Care on Thursday to inspect the facilities.

Ziaur Rehman, Chairman PPC and Dr Syed Muhammad Ilyas, Chief Executive PPC, briefed the team on the background and performance of the centre and apprised them of the medical services, procedures, various sections and the technology employed by PPC.

The delegation also visited various PPC departments including medical, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, clubfoot home, speech language pathology and orthopedic workshop established in Hayatabad Industrial Estate.

It may be noted that PPC is the largest and most modern institution for the treatment and rehabilitation of handicapped patients with spinal cord injuries and polio in Pakistan.

Here not only the comprehensive physical rehabilitation of people affected by spinal cord injury and polio is done free of cost, but all the artificial supports and equipment are also provided to the patients free of cost.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 31^st, 2023.