ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has performed groundbreaking of the construction of 252-bed Isolation Hospital and Infectious Disease Center in Islamabad today (Thursday).
PM Imran was accompanied by Special Assistant to PM on Health Dr. Zafar Mirza, Chairman National Disaster Management Authority Lieutenant General Muhammad Afzal, Director General Frontier Works Organization Major General Kamal Azfar, Chief Commissioner Islamabad Amir Ahmed Ali and Chinese Ambassador in Pakistan Yao Jing.
The prime minister also inspected a 50-bed quarantine facility, set up at Pakistan-China Friendship Center.
Frontier Works Organization would construct the hospital near National Institute of Health over 40-kanal land by using the pre-fabricated light gauge steel structure. It is expected to complete by 10th of May this year.
According to Pakistan news agency, China would fund the construction of the facility that had extended the assistance of around $4 million.
Hospital consists of seven patients’ blocks – four males and three females – a laboratory, diagnostics block and another for accommodation of doctors and paramedics.
It would be developed as fully air-tight facility with all doors to be operated through sensors to avoid any human contact.
On the occasion, NDMA chairman apprised PM Imran about the logistics arrangements being made to cope with the growing needs of the medical equipment across Pakistan.
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