Government of Japan donates modern medical equipment to the Services Hospital Lahore

Lahore: Government of Japan has donated modern medical equipment and two fully loaded ambulances worth rupees 220 million to the Services Hospital Lahore. The Japanese government has provided this equipment through a non-governmental organization under Non-Project Grant Aid Programme.

Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab on Health Kh. Salman Rafique formally handed over the equipment to the administration of the hospital at a ceremony here today. Principal Services Institute of Medical Sciences / Services Hospital Prof. Hamid Mahmood Butt, MS Dr. Umer Farooq Baloch, Prof. Mahmood Ayaz, AMS Dr. Muhammad Moazam and other faculty members were also present on the occasion. Prof. Hamid Mahmood Butt briefed the Advisor regarding the donation. He informed that prior to announcing the donation a representative of Japanese government Mr. Shoshi Hovey visited the hospital and sought information regarding the potential use and maintenance of Japanese medical equipment in the hospital. Prof. Hamid Butt further informed that Mr. Shoshi Hovey supplied the equipment through local representatives Mr. James Kamran and Abdul Qayyum. He informed that the equipment include latest operation machines for ENT operation, anesthesia machine, multi-mode ventilator, operation table, suction machine, operation light, pharmacological refrigerator, ICU beds, patient beds, latest stretchers, wheel chairs etc. He informed that two fully loaded ambulances were also included in the donation.

Kh. Salman Rafique on behalf of Punjab government and the Health Department thanked the Japanese government for providing latest medical equipment worth Rs.220 million to the Services Hospital. He said that replacement of the old equipment will result in further improvement in the performance of the hospital and provision of better diagnostic and treatment facilities to the patients.