1,500 beds, biomedical equipment sent to DHQ, THQ hospitals
Minister for Primary and Secondary Healthcare Dr Jamal Nasir has said bio-medical equipment including 1,500 beds worth Rs450 million lying in stores for the last three years have now been cleared within two weeks and dispatched to the DHQ and THQ hospitals.
He said the past regime has played politics and done nothing for patients’ welfare, he observed. Dr Jamal Nasir expressed these views while chairing a meeting of the Project Management Unit (PMU) to review the on-going development projects.
The minister PSHD said that 300 new ultrasound machines and 200 ambulances have also been handed over to the health facilities to improve its performance.
Dr Jamal Nasir urged doctors, nurses and paramedics to behave nicely with the visiting patients.
The minister was informed that around 125 hospitals of the province are being revamped expeditiously while 41 hospitals have already been revamped.
He said development projects worth Rs1 billion have been completed during the last financial year. The minister PSHD also hailed the performance of the PMU on the occasion.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 5th, 2023.