Minister promises healthcare facilities

LAHORE
Punjab Minister for Law, Excise & Taxation and Finance Mujataba Shuja ur Rehman Wednesday said the government is implementing a comprehensive plan to provide better healthcare facilities to the people of the province.
Talking to various delegations of doctors and NGOs regarding World Cancer Day, Mujataba said more research facilities would be provided to young doctors of oncology and research registrars would be appointed where required.
The minister said in this regard all available resources are being utilized with the cooperation of international donor agencies UNICEF/WHO.
The government is providing maximum funds for prevention and treatment of cancer and other fatal diseases to achieve the targets and all out cooperation and grants would be provided to the research oriented agencies, he maintained.
He said in the country more than 40 per cent of the population suffers from one form or the other of non-communicable disease.