Key Highlights :
1. The caretaker CM presided over a meeting to review the performance of the health department and progress on special measures.
2. The CM prioritized the completion of construction, repair, and maintenance projects in hospitals, while expressing his satisfaction with the timely treatment of heart patients through the drop-and-shift system.
3. It was announced that CCTV cameras will be installed in emergencies in government hospitals, with a dedicated monitoring room established for video and audio recording.
4. The proposal to increase health professional allowance was also discussed, and progress was noted in the health screening of prisoners and differently-abled children, with the CM instructing for regular screenings every three months.
5. The meeting further discussed plans to provide 200 ambulances for expecting women to facilitate hospital transfer, and to complete repairs and rehabilitation of the emergency ward at Children’s Hospital Lahore.
6. The launch of the “safe blood for Punjab” project was also announced, with a focus on providing healthy blood to patients.
7. The private collaboration will be sought to initiate the angiography facility at Allama Iqbal Memorial Teaching Hospital, and the ultrasound facility and staff evening shift has already commenced at Mian Munshi Hospital Lahore.
The caretaker Punjab Mohsin Naqvi presided over a meeting at his office to review performance of the health department and progress on special measures. The meeting was attended by officials of the health department, provincial ministers and senior officers of the provincial government. In his address, Mohsin Naqvi said that the health department had made good progress in fulfilling its duties and that the special measures being taken to improve the health of the people were yielding positive results. He said that the caretaker government was committed to ensuring the welfare of the people and that the health department would continue to work hard to improve the health of the people of Punjab.
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