Provincial Minister for Specialised Healthcare Khawaja Salman Rafique announced that the Punjab government will launch the Emergency Rescue 1122 service on motorways in December this year and the University of Health Sciences (UHS) will assist in training the rescue personnel.
The minister emphasised the importance of utilising universities as think tanks, a resource previously under-utilised, and stated that UHS’s support would be sought continually in the future. He made these remarks while presiding over a meeting at UHS.
Earlier, Khawaja Salman visited the UHS facilitation centre, where UHS VC briefed him on the services provided to students. The minister interacted with students at the centre and expressed his admiration for the facilities being provided to hundreds of students daily. He praised UHS’s exceptional services and mentioned his long-standing relationship with the university. He highlighted the presence of 32 PhD faculty members at UHS.
