Hospital’s role lauded

LAHORE
Provincial Minister for Labour and Human Resource Raja Ashfaq Sarwar has said that Nawaz Sharif Social Security Hospital has a unique place in the teaching hospitals with regard to provision of medical facilities to labourers and their families. He expressed these views while having a briefing given by newly appointed MS of the hospital during his visit to the Nawaz Sharif Social Security Hospital Lahore. Commissioner Social Security and Secretary Labour Ishrat Ali, Vice-Commissioner Khalid Saleem, MS Nawaz Sharif Hospital Prof. Dr. Ashraf Nizami, Director Medical Social Security Nasir Jamal Pasha, DMS Hospital, heads of various sections and doctors were also present. Newly appointed MS Prof. Dr. Ashraf Nizami, giving the briefing, expressed the hope that all the existing issues of the hospital would be solved on priority basis during the next six months under a long-term programme. He further said quick measures were being taken for making the non-functional electro medical equipments, CT scan and Gama camera operational under the short and medium term programmes.
The minister directed the MS that no leniency should be shown in the treatment facilities including free medical tests for labourers. He expressed the hope that new MS would utilise all its professional capabilities for making the Nawaz Sharif Security Hospital a quality hospital. He assured full cooperation and funding by the Punjab government for the improvement of the hospital condition and said the provision of best treatment facilities to the poor and labour segment was a top priority of the government. Commissioner Social Security Ishrat Ali also spoke. Raja Ashfaq Sarwar warned the MS of the hospital to discourage the trend of use of hospital employees for domestic work, stop illegal use of ambulance and other resources of the hospital.