Punjab govt committed to revolutionary changes in health sector: Minister

Provincial Minister for Health and Population Khawaja Imran Nazir said on Tuesday the Punjab government was committed to revolutionary changes in health sector.
He said that up-gradation and revamping of all tehsil and district headquarters hospitals were being completed on priority basis in line with the direction of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif.
He stated this during his visit to Maryam Nawaz Health Clinic, Chak 189 Rasoolpur.
He said that providing quality healthcare facilities in remote areas was top priority of the government.
‘Maryam Nawaz Health Clinics’ are a major source of providing the best basic healthcare facilities to the people at their doorsteps in rural areas.
He checked the provision of medical facilities at Maryam Nawaz Health Clinic, attendance of doctors and staff and medicine stock.
He also talked with patients and inquired about service delivery, doctors and paramedics behavior.
Later, he also visited the district jail and reviewed the facilities being provided to the inmates. He inspected the medical facilities in the jail hospital, checked the quality of food in jail kitchen and issued necessary directions.