LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid visited the site of under construction Mother and Child Block Ganga Ram Hospital here on Monday.

Vice Chancellor Fatima Jinnah Medical University Professor Dr. Amir Zaman, MS Ganga Ram Dr. Ehteshamul Haq, Project Director, Prof Javed Chaudhry and other officials were present on this occasion.

VC FJMU and Project Director gave detailed briefing to the Health Minister. The Minister reviewed progress and pace of work at different sections and later chaired a meeting of all officials. Secretary Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Amir Jan, Additional Secretary Dr. Asif Tufail, officials of NESPAK, Wasa and other departments and gave presentations.

The Health Minister said, “The third party evaluation of Mother and Child Block Ganga Ram is being undertaken. The project will be completed within deadline. It is 650 bedded state of the art facility and shall be made functional by June 2022. The project will help save thousands of lives as a lot of mothers lose lives during deliveries. As per vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan top quality facilities will be provided to mothers and children.

Noone thought of increasing hospitals with increase in population. Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke of mother and child health in his first speech. Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar is personally monitoring progress on these projects. Healthcare facilities are primary priority of the government.

Latest MIS system will be introduced in Mother and Child block and it will be linked with Teaching Hospitals. As many as 13 Operation Theaters will be set up and the block will be run on solar energy.”