Punjab Minister for Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education (SH&ME) Kh. Salman Rafique has said that present government has discovered new horizons in the field of health & new initiatives have been taken for the Health Sector development.
Lahore, (Pakistan Point News - 02nd Mar, 2018) Punjab Minister for Specialized Healthcare & Medical education (SH&ME) Kh. Salman Rafique has said that present government has discovered new horizons in the field of health & new initiatives have been taken for the Health Sector development. He said that IT based key performance indicators made the healthcare monitoring system foolproof. The Minister said that international symposiums not only give a chance to local learned professionals to share their experiences but also give ample opportunity to listen to internationally based high skilled professionals who have gained diverse knowledge within their respective specialities.
He further said that provision of good quality medical facilities to the people is the priority of the government. He stated this while addressing the inaugural session of two-day thirteenth annual scientific symposium of Institute of Child Health & Children Hospital here on Thursday. He said that under the dynamic leadership of Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif special attention is being paid for improving health sector day by day & health facilities have been enhanced across the province.
Earlier Dean Children Hospital Professor Masood Sadiq in his welcome address, said that the children hospital has become the largest treatment centre for the children globally. He said that eleven hundred beds hospital is providing best treatment facilities to the children of not only four provinces of Pakistan but the patients also coming from Afghanistan to the children hospital for treatment & the doctors, nurses & allied health professionals catering lot of patient load & their services are commendable. Professor Masood Sadiq further said that according to the directions of the CM Shahbaz Sharif, all the treatment facilities are being provided free of cost to the patients. He said that the institute of child health is providing educational & training facilities for post graduation & super specialities.
