All facilities for mother and child health will be provided under one roof: Yasmin

Staff Reporter

Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid has stated that all facilities for Mother and Child Health will be provided under one roof. These hospitals shall help us save thousands of lives. This will be one-of-a-kind hospital in Pakistan.

She chaired an important meeting of the Steering Committee of Ganga Ram Mother and Child Block at the Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department here on Saturday.

Present in the meeting were Secretary Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department Ahmed Javed Qazi, Special Secretary Mohammad Ajmal Bhatti, Special Secretary Dr. Asif Tufail, Vice Chancellor Fatima Jinnah Medical University Professor Amir Zaman Khan, MD Children Hospital Professor Dr. Mohammad Salim, MS Ganga Ram Hospital Dr. Athar, Sheikh Ijaz and officials of the C&W Department. Members of the steering committee Professor Dr. Ayesha Dr. Naeem Majeed, Dr. Zainab and Dr. Tayyaba also joined the meeting. Members of the Steering Committee shared their proposals and the Chair reviewed them.

The Health Minister said, “Different Units will be set up on the recommendations of the Steering Committee. An Advisory Group will be constituted very soon for the Mother and Child Block.

This Block will be completed in time and opened for public very soon. There will be four Special Units in the Mother and Child Block.