LAHORE
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting, here Tuesday, which was given a briefing by World Health Organisation (WHO) on reforms in hospitals and further improvement in health facilities for the masses.
The meeting also reviewed in detail recommendations for improvement of service delivery system in hospitals. World Health Organisation also expressed willingness for providing technical assistance in improving medical facilities in four major hospitals of Punjab.
According to a handout, addressing the meeting, the chief minister said that provision of quality treatment facilities to patients was the mission of the government and all-out measures were being taken for providing modern health facilities in hospitals so that ailing humanity could be served in the real sense. He said that patients had a right to quality health facilities in hospitals and the Punjab government would uphold this right at any cost. He said that full benefit would be taken from every successful experiment and model in order to improve healthcare system.
Shahbaz Sharif directed that practical recommendations should be finalised at the earliest for making four big hospitals of Punjab a role model and a final programme should be evolved in the light of the recommendations for making speedy progress.
He welcomed the willingness of WHO for improvement in treatment facilities in four big hospitals of the province. He said that all-out resources would be made available for providing quality health services to the patients. He said the Punjab government had given the biggest budget to health sector in the history of the province; however, patients should also be satisfied with the measures for improving healthcare system.
WHO representative commended the vision of the chief minister for provision of quality health facilities to the patients and said they were ready to extend technical assistance for improving health services in hospitals.
Jamali: Shahbaz Sharif met former prime minister and veteran politician Mir Zafar Ullah Jamali in Balochistan House, Islamabad on Tuesday and discussed important national and political affairs.
According to a handout, speaking on the occasion, the CM said that there is a need for a spirit of national construction as well as political tolerance so that the target of making Pakistan an economic power could be achieved. He said Pakistan is making progress and such mega projects are being completed expeditiously. He said the completion of these projects would realise the dream of national progress.
Shahbaz Sharif said some political elements are trying to create anarchy in the country only for achieving their narrow political ends but their conspiracies will not succeed. The CM commended the political services of Mir Zafar Ullah Jamali and his role in the development of Balochistan. Mir Zafar Ullah Jamali appreciated the programmes of the CM for the welfare of people and progress of the province and expressed good wishes for him.