Six teaching hospitals would be revamped in next fiscal year: Najam Ahmad Shah

Lahore: Secretary Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Punjab Najam Ahmad Shah has said that plan for revamping of tertiary care hospitals of Punjab has been finalized which would be implemented in the next fiscal year. In first phase, at least six teaching hospitals would be selected for revamping which would cost billions of rupees. He said that Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has already given approval for the project.

He stated this while presiding over a meeting to review the developmental schemes of Health Department for next fiscal year, here today. Additional Secretary Health (Development) Zaheer Abbas Malik, Member Health Planning & Development Department Dr. Shabana Haider, Health Specialist Saleem Masih, Chief Planning Officer Abdul Haq Bhatti and other concerned officers attended the meeting.

During the meeting, different matters regarding strategy for revamping of tertiary care hospitals, funding and preparation of PC-I of the development projects discussed in detail. Najam Ahmad Shah said that teaching hospitals from different districts would be selected for revamping.

Moreover, setting up of medical supply depot in Rahim Yar Khan and construction of nursing hostel in Bahawalpur is also included in the plan.