Amraiz Khan
Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid reviewed the pace and progress on development projects in different institutions and districts of Punjab at a high-level meeting at the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department here on Tuesday.
Secretary Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Barrister Nabeel Awan, Special Secretary Development Iqbal Ahmed, Special Secretary Silwat Saeed, Additional Secretary Development Dr. Asif Tufail, Vice Chancellors, Medical Superintendants and Project Directors attended the meeting. The health minister undertook individual review of each project and assured removal of bottlenecks for timely completion of the projects. She also took serious note of projects lagging behind their timelines and deadlines. Additional Secretary SHME Department Asif Tufail apprised the minister of the status of key initiatives.
The projects reviewed in the meeting included infrastructure, revamping, and upgradation schemes at different institutions including Institute of Urology Rawalpindi, DHQ Raja Bazaar DHQ Rawalpindi, Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Hospital, Nishter-2 Multan, Services Hospital Multan, DHQ Teaching Hospital Sahiwal, Sheikh Zayed–II Rahim Yar Khan, Institute of Cardiology DG Khan, Institute of Cardiology Wazirabad, Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Hospital Gujrat, DHQ DG Khan, Fatima Jinnah Institute of Dental Sciences Lahore, Mother and Child Hospital Ganga Ram Lahore and DHQ Gujranwala.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid paid rich tribute to staff and faculty members rendering services at the Children’s Hospital since its inception at a ceremony to mark the Silver Jubilee Celebration of the hospital here on Tuesday.
The Minister Health was chief guest at a ceremony arranged at Children’s Hospital to celebrate the Silvery Jubilee of the institution. Present on the occasion were Dean Children’s Hospital Professor Masood Sadiq, MD Professor Dr. Mohammad Salim, Vice-Chancellor Kind Edward Medical University Professor Khalid Masood Gondal, Vice-Chancellor Fatima Jinnah Medical University Professor Amir Zaman Khan, Professor Dr. Sajid Maqbool, Principal Institute of Public Health Professor Dr. Sardar Al Farid, Principal SIMS Professor Amjad, Professor Dr. Mehmud Shaukat, faculty members and a large number of students. After formal opening and recitation, Dean Children’s Hospital Professor Masood Sadiq presented an overview of the performance of the Institution in the last 25 years and thanked the Health Minister for joining the event.
