Over 100 public hospitals being revamped: minister

LAHORE : Caretaker Health Minister Prof Dr Javed Akram attended the opening ceremony of the 5th International Biennial Pediatric Nephrology Conference as a special guest at a local hotel.

The moot was organised by the International Pediatric Nephrology Association and a large number of people, including Prof Dr Iftikhar Ijaz, Vice Chancellor University of Child Health Sciences Prof Dr Masood Sadiq, CEO of Mayo Hospital Prof Dr Haroon Hamid,

Dr Noreen Akhtar and Dr Farhana Amanullah attended the conference.

The Health Minister also distributed commemorative shields among the guests and speakers. Vice Chancellor University of Child Health Sciences Prof Dr Masood Sadiq also expressed his views during the conference.

The minister said some 48 percent population of the country consists of children. He said the main purpose of creating the varsity of Child Health Sciences is to conduct research to protect the children in the country from dangerous diseases.

He said we are promoting quality research in all medical institutions of Punjab and under the directives of Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, the revamping of more than a hundred public hospitals of the province is being ensured on a fast track. He claimed free primary angioplasty facilities are being provided to patients in all cardiology hospitals of the province.