Islamabad, June 28, 2021 (PPI-OT): Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) joins hand with National Hospital and Medical Centre in Lahore with the ambition to lead the deaf and mute children towards happy and sovereign life with Cochlear Implants. Managing Director PBM Malik Zaheer Abbas Khokhar and Administrator National Hospital, Dr. Usman Jillani validated the agreement with their signatures. Director Medical PBM, Dr. Javed Iqbal and Regional Director PBM, Muhammad Zaheer also attended the ceremony.
Addressing the ceremony, Managing Director PBM said that today’s public private partnership will have a life-changing impact on the lives of deaf and mute children. He further expressed his gratitude to the hospital management for being part of PBM for such a noble cause Malik Zaheer Abbas was of the view that every family can’t afford an expensive cochlear implant for their children and so they leave their children, vulnerable for whole life just because of financial barrier.
He said this medical intervention will have a life-changing impact on the lives of deaf and mute children and would be a source of ever-lasting satisfaction for us as well when these children will grow up with hearing and speaking abilities and eventually, they will be part of country’s stability and prosperity. While articulating his passion to implement the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan in order to reform the country on the values of ‘Riasat-e-Madina’, Malik Zaheer Abbas said that PBM with its eminent pro-poor services PBM has been addressing multifarious issues associated with poverty, like chronic disease, illiteracy, disability, hunger, child labour, and so on. So far, 173 children have successfully been provided cochlear implants through various hospitals of the country. Under these partnerships, PBM bears one million rupees for each cochlear implant while rest of the expenses is met by the concerned hospitals.
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