'AI, robotic surgery to transform healthcare'

LAHORE:

Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan said on Saturday that modern technologies including artificial intelligence, telemedicine, genomic research and robotic surgery were bringing revolutionary changes to healthcare systems worldwide.

He was addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Pakistan Medical Association's International Medical Conference held in Lahore.

The speaker said that alongside medical advancements, ensuring compassion, medical ethics and equal access to healthcare facilities for all patients was equally important.

He paid tribute to doctors, nurses and healthcare workers for their role during global pandemics, including COVID-19, saying they had set remarkable examples of service to humanity.

Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan said the Punjab government under Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz had introduced historic reforms in the healthcare sector.

He said free medical services were being provided through 200 mobile clinics operating in urban and rural areas, while basic health units were being upgraded with modern facilities.

The speaker further said the provincial government had introduced a modern machine for cancer treatment.