Rs3.5b budget to improve services at KTH

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved a Rs3.5 billion budget for the year 2021-22 for the Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) with an aim to increase and improve the services at the hospital.

Health and Finance Minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra stated this Thursday while speaking at an orientation session with 142 newly inducted junior officials at the KTH.

Chairman, Board of Governors (BoG) Prof Dr Nadeem Khawar, Medical Director Prof Dr Roohul Muqim, Hospital Director Dr Zafar Afridi and Associate Hospital Director Dr Saud Islam were present.

The minister said for the first time in the history of the province, the government had released a 100 percent development budget by July 1.

The minister said the government had planned to increase the number of services at the KTH and carry out renovation of the building work. He praised the role of BoG of the hospital in providing essential health services to the people.

Earlier, addressing the newly inducted graduates and house officers, he said the graduates were the future of the medical society where they would serve humanity in every way. He advised them to work dedicatedly and serve the patients with care and professionalism. Later, the minister visited various locations, such as renovated wards, new OPD building, vaccination centre and appreciated the arrangements.