Minister for clean water in hospitals

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Khwaja Salman Rafique has directed the heads of medical education institutions, teaching hospitals and specialised healthcare institutions to complete the arrangements for clean drinking water for the patients and their attendants.

He directed that installation of RO (Reverse Osmosis) plants, electric water coolers and dispensers should be completed within a week. He directed the heads of all the institutions to furnish a certificate to the department in this regard.

He stated this while chairing a video link meeting in the committee room of the department on Wednesday, according to a handout issued here. The meeting also reviewed availability of free medicines in the emergency departments of the hospitals. The minister also directed that laboratory tests of the patients should also be ensured at the hospitals' labs.

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