A health centre for each sector on cards. PHOTO: FILE
The Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) is planning to establish urban health centres almost in each sector to provide prompt and quality health services to the residents.
A formal meeting between the CADD officials and the Polyclinic Hospital administration was held here Thursday to work out a strategy to materialise the plan.
A senior official at the CADD said that the proposal of the state-of-the-art “urban health centres” scheme will soon be sent to the Planning Commission for approval.
Sharing details of the plan, he said that each centre will be headed by an associated physician with a male and a female medical officer.
He said that each centre will be constructed at a cost of Rs6 million approximately and the centres will provide quality healthcare services round-the-clock for seven days a week.
“These centres will provide all kind of basic healthcare facilities,” said the official adding that each centre will have its own ambulance and a Suzuki Bolan van to take emergency patients to the referral hospitals.
He said that the capital has only three public hospitals which were already catering to the needs of patients not only from Islamabad but also from far off areas such as Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
“It is a fact that the capital is facing an acute shortage of health facilities and the existing ones are already reeling under the burden of over-crowded patients,” he said.
“These centres would help residents gain access to basic treatment and cut the burden on hospitals,” said the official.
He said residents of sectors such as G-12, G-13, G-15, F-15 were facing difficulties taking patients to hospitals during emergencies.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 24th, 2014.
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