Lahore, February 04, 2022 (PPI-OT):Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid said here on Thursday that all mother and child hospitals will be empaneled in the Naya Pakistan Qomi Sehat Sahulat Program. The Health Minister chaired an important meeting to review progress on Ganga Ram Mother and Child Hospital at the Fatima Jinnah Medical University.
Present in the meeting were Special Secretary SH and ME Dr. Asif Tufail, Vice Chancellor Fatima Jinnah Medical University Professor Amir Zaman Khan, MD Children Hospital Professor Mohammad Saleem, Professor Dr. Ayesha, MS Ganga Ram Hospital Dr. Athar, Professor Dr. Naureen Akmal, Professor Dr. Naveed, Dr. Sophia, Professor Dr. Irfan, Dr. Imran Waheed and officials of the C and W department.
The Health Minister discussed progress on setting up of different units at Ganga Ram Mother and Child Hospital with the steering committee members. The Health Minister said, “We are establishing a network of public sector hospital across Punjab. Prime Minister Imran Khan wants that no one should face any problem in healthcare services.
As a government, provision of quality healthcare services is our foremost responsibility. Prime Minister Imran Khan believes in spending public money on the public alone. All mother and child hospitals will be completed in time. These hospitals shall be pivotal to reducing maternal and infant mortality in the province.
We lose thousands of lives of mothers and children every year during birth related complications. The Ganga Ram Mother and Child Block are being set up based on technical suggestions from the steering committee members. There will be four different units in the hospital.
All health services related to mothers and children shall be provided under one roof in the hospital. This will be one of a kind hospital in the province. The Chief Minister is personally monitoring the setting up of Mother and Child Hospital.”
For more information, contact:
Directorate General Public Relations,
Government of the Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-9201390-86
Website: www.punjab.gov.pk