LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has said the ongoing projects will be completed in time and provision of funds will be ensured.
Dr Yasmin Rashid said this while visiting Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) to review the progress on the ongoing development projects on Saturday.
She said that the capacity of the PKLI was being enhanced so that patients coming to PKLI might not face any hindrances. Dr Yasmin said that facilities and services were being increased to cater to more patients in the OPD.
The PKLI had good dialysis services available and the number of operation theatres had been increased, the minister. The performance of the PKLI was being closely monitored, she added. She said the patients admitted in the Institute must be given top quality services.
Later, the minister visited the emergency and operation theatres and inquired from the patients about the treatment. The minister reviewed the ongoing development projects at the PKLI.
Chairman PKLI Board of Directors Dr Javed Gardezi and Dean Professor Dr Hafiz Ijaz gave a briefing to the minister about the projects.
The minister chaired a meeting of the team and Secretary SHME Department Barrister Nabeel Awan gave a briefing about the budget and the services being provided at the Institute.
Earlier, Yasmin Rashid had announced that the Punjab government will establish a state-of-the-art blood disease and bone marrow transplantation medical facilities.
The decision to set up the Punjab Institute of Blood Diseases and Bone Marrow Transplant was introduced on the orders of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, with the formal announcement made at the Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Department’s meeting chaired by Dr. Rashid with the Punjab health department authorities.
Dr. Yasmeen Rashid said, “This would be a 200-bed institute with top-quality diagnostic and treatment centers for blood diseases and bone marrow transplants, this institute will provide specialized treatment for hereditary diseases, thalassemia, hemophilia ITP, and other autoimmune conditions and diseases.”
