Punjab Minister for Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education (SH&ME) Khawaja Salman Rafiq has said that as per orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP), the arrangements for provision of clean drinking water for the patients and their attendants in the teaching hospitals and specialized healthcare institutions have been completed
Lahore, (Pakistan Point News - 10th May, 2018) : Punjab Minister for Specialized Healthcare and Medical education (SH&ME) Khawaja Salman Rafiq has said that as per orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP), the arrangements for provision of clean drinking water for the patients and their attendants in the teaching hospitals and specialized healthcare institutions have been completed. He said that in this connection, all the heads of the institutions have furnished a certificate to the Specialized Healthcare And Medical Education Department.
The Minister SH&ME informed this while chairing a video link meeting here on Thursday. Besides, Secretary Health Najam Ahmed Shah, Special Secretary Development Usman Moazzam, concerned officers of the department, experts from WASA, Public Health, PITB and the heads of medical educational institutions, Medical Superintends of Teaching Hospitals and specialized healthcare institutions attended the meeting. All the heads of teaching hospitals updated the meeting about the latest situation and progress in the arrangements for the provision of clean drinking water, pathology, radiology facilities, hospital waste management and provision of medicines in the emergency department of the hospital.
It was informed that all arrangements have been made in the hospitals for supply of clean drinking water for the patients and their attendants. Necessary guidance has also been displayed at all the water supply points. It was informed that 100 percent free medicine is being provided to the patients in emergency department of the hospitals. Secretary Health Najam Ahmed Shah directed that local purchase system of medicine (LP) should be foolproof and it is ensured that the same medicine of the same brand should be supplied by the vendor which is prescribed by a consultant for the patient and replacement of the brand should not be accepted.
He directed the heads of the hospital that they must pay random visits for the checking of brands of the medicines purchased through LP system so that it could be ensured that the same medicine is being supplied for which price has been paid. Later, while talking to the media person, Khawaja Salman Rafiq said that as per direction of the SCP, all the arrangements for provision of clean drinking water to patients and their attendants at teaching hosptials have been completed and the heads of the hospitals have submitted certificates in this regard which would be presented before the court.
