Jinnah Hospital revamping reviewed

LAHORE:Provincial Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique reviewed the revamping project of Jinnah Hospital Lahore in detail while chairing a meeting in the Department of Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education on Thursday.

Punjab Health Secretary Azmat Mahmood, Special Secretary Development Zeeshan Shabbir Rana, Chief Planning Officer Abdul Haq Bhatti and other officers participated in the meeting. The authorities concerned also gave a briefing in the meeting. Provincial Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique, while expressing his views, said that the ongoing revamping project at Jinnah Hospital Lahore should be completed on priority basis.

The revamping project in government hospitals is being completed on an emergency basis on the instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. Every effort is being made to create facilities for patients in government hospitals and no negligence will be tolerated in the revamping project. The meeting was also attended by Principal Allama Iqbal Medical College Prof Syed Asghar Naqi, MS Jinnah Hospital Lahore Dr Kashif Jahangir, Chief Engineer, XEN and officers of C&W.