Caretaker Health Minister Dr Javed Akram paid a surprise visit to Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) and reviewed medical facilities, being provided to patients.
Chairman Board of Management Dr Farqad Alamgir also accompanied him. He asked patients about the medical facilities being provided to them. Executive Director PIC Prof. Dr. Ahmed Nauman and Medical Superintendent Dr Muhammad Tahsin briefed the caretaker minister about the specialised health facility.
The minister said that medical facilities were being reviewed by visiting various government hospitals. Measures were being taken for providing better facilities to the patients at the PIC Lahore. Primary angioplasty was being carried out successfully in all cardiology hospitals of Punjab.
Every patient, who comes to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology, was important to the staff, he assured.
Minister of Health and Social Welfare department Dr Javed Akram had visited Qasar e Behbood Khawateen Model Town and Sanat Zar Allama Iqbal Town.
Secretary Social Welfare Zahoor Hussain gave a briefing to Health Minister about the facilities provided. Later, the caretaker provincial minister Dr. Javed Akram also presided a meeting, in which Dr Shehla Javed and the officers of Social Welfare and Baitul Mal Department participated.
Dr Javed Akram said that Qasar e Bahbud Khawateen is playing an important role in highlighting the role of women in the society.
At Qasar e Bahbood Khawateen, women are offered professional courses in beautification, sewing, computer software, cooking, fashion designing, jewelry making, bag making, dress making, fine arts, textile designing, driving and others, he said.
“Qasar e Bahbood Khawateen is a very good institution. We want Qasar e Bahbood Khawateen to take to the next level. We want the trained women from Qasar e Bahbood Khawateen to shine the name of Pakistan all over the world. Qasar e Behbood Khawateen will be linked with various technical institutes to increase the capacity of women,” he added.
