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A state-of-the art institute for the treatment of liver and kidney diseases will be established in Lahore, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Wednesday.
Sharif was presiding over a meeting on Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute project.
He said the project would be completed expeditiously. He said satellite centres of the institute would be set up in Faisalabad and Multan. He said it would also provide treatment free of cost to the poor.
The chief minister said the government was spending billions on health sector development and providing modern treatment facilities to patients. He said that apart from treatment, medicines would be provided free of cost to deserving patients in government hospitals. He said rural health centres and basic health unit were being upgraded to provide quality health services to people at their doorstep.
Sharif said a kidney and liver institute was the need of the hour and the government would extend its cooperation for the purpose. He said a research centre would also be set up at the institute. He said philanthropists and experts would be included in its board of governors.
Sharif also set up a steering committee, headed by the Planning and Development Board chairman and directed the committee to submit a comprehensive report regarding the financial model of the proposed project in six weeks. He also formed a committee headed by Dr Nasrullah Chaudhary for technical consultation.
Minister for Law Rana Sanaullah, Adviser on Health Khawaja Salman Rafique, MPA Ayesha Ghaus Pasha, the chief secretary, the Lahore Division Planning & Development chairman, the commissioner, King Edward Medical University vice chancellor, and the Pakistan Kidney Institute president attended the meeting.
‘Lady health workers are the backbone of healthcare system’
Health Director General Zahid Pervaiz on Wednesday said lady health workers (LHWs) and community midwives (CMWs) are the backbone of healthcare system. He said LHW played a pivotal role in promoting maternal and child health, controlling epidemics and disseminating public health messages.
He was addressing an award ceremony for lady health workers arranged by Save the Children Pakistan.
Pervaiz said the government had fulfilled the promise of regularising LHWs and they would work as regular government employees.
He further said that community midwives played a key role in promoting maternal and child health.
He said the government was starting training modules for CMWs.
He said posts for CMWs would be increased. Awards were distributed among 72 lady health workers working in various districts.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 10th, 2014.
