Governor Punjab Chaudhry Sarwar has said that strengthening of institutions is the top priority of government.
Speaking at the inauguration of filtration plants donated by a social worker, the governor said all schools of thought, including political and religious parties, have to play their part to end corruption. He said local body elections will help resolve people’s problems at the grassroots level.
Earlier, Governor Sarwar inaugurated the Telemedicine and Hepatitis centre at Nishtar Medical University to extend better health facilities to the public here on Thursday. Telemedicine Centre was established at NMU during the first wave of COVID-19 so that people could consult doctors on telephone instead of visiting hospital.
Speaking at the ceremony held in connection with disbursement of shields and certificates among heirs of Nishtar hospital medical gear who embarrassed martyrdom during global pandemic, he paid homage to doctors, nurses, paramedics and other staffers for working wholeheartedly against viral disease. Medical gear fought fearlessly against COVID-19 without caring for their own and families lives to serve the country for which he appreciates their efforts and salute them on their gallantry. He informed that ex VC Dr Mustafa Kamal Pasha, Dr Ghazala, Dr Asif, Dr Shahid Nizami and Dr Muzammil besides a head nurse Zaib-un-Nisa laid down their lives.
“An idea of setting up a telemedicine centre hit my nose when I was informed that 10,000 patient visited Fatima Jinnah Hospital in one day in Lahore during outbreak of Coronavirus first wave in 2020.” he disclosed,
The notion was materialized within a day which ultimately extended across Punjab, the governor said and added that 2 million families were provided ration and medical aid with Rs 12 billion charity, he recalled. He informed that two-third of the patients visiting the health facility were suffering from water-borne diseases, adding that he initiated filtration plants projects in 2013. He announced filtration plants issue at Nishtar Hospital would be resolved soon and added that PAPA team would soon pay visit to the hospital in this context.
