Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid Thursday said that all mother and child hospitals will be empanelled in the Naya Pakistan Qomi Sehat Sahuat Program.
She was chairing an important meeting to review progress on Ganga Ram Mother and Child Hospital at the Fatima Jinnah Medical University (FJMU). Present in the meeting were Special Secretary SH&ME Dr. Asif Tufail, Vice Chancellor Fatima Jinnah Medical University Professor Amir Zaman Khan, MD Children Hospital Professor Mohammad Saleem, Professor Dr. Ayesha, Ganga Ram Hospital Dr. Athar, Professor Dr. Noureen Akmal, Professor Dr. Naveed, Dr. Sophiya, Professor Dr. Irfan, Dr. Imran Waheed and officials of the C&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.
Dr. Yasmin Rashid 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.”
She said, “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 Health Minister said, “The Ganga Ram Mother and Child Block are being set up based on technical suggestions from the steering committee members.