Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that motherland was achieved after numerous sacrifices for the purpose that there would be an equitable system and supremacy of law and justice. He said this is not that Pakistan, the dream of which had been seen by Quaid-e-Azam pointing presently all facilities are available to the elite where common man was even deprived of the basic facilities.
He dilated that provision of quality medical facilities to the people and equipping the new generation with latest knowledge is my foremost priority and all resources are being utilised for this purpose. He said that even in future he would make all out efforts for the improvement of these sectors. The CM Punjab said that if people associated with medical sector make a determination to the service to ailing humanity, they could bring a revolution in the health sector and medical facilities could be provided to the common man and poor people at their doorsteps. Chief Minister announced a grant of Rs 5 million for setting up a digital library in Allama Iqbal Medical College.
He was addressing inaugural ceremony of AIMCON International Conference 2010 at Allama Iqbal Medical College here Wednesday in which, besides doctors from America, UK, a large number of professors, surgeons and doctors all over the country participated. Members Provincial Assembly Dr Saeed Elahi, Dr Asad Ashraf, Secretary Health, Chief Executive Allama Iqbal Medical College, Professor Dr Javed Akram, President APCNA America Dr Javed Suleman and General Secretary Dr Ateeq Mirza were also present on this occasion.
Addressing the function, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said that it is a good omen that doctors after completing their education from various medical colleges of Pakistan are performing their duties in various foreign countries including America, Britain, Middle East and Persian Gulf and are winning laurels for the country.
He said that not only foreign doctors but Pakistani doctors and paramedical staff also took active part in overcoming the devastation of recent flood and provided medical facilities to the people in distress. He said that he is thankful to doctors' community for this service to the humanity during flood. He said that the way nation took active part in the relief of flood affected is unprecedented. He said that on Quaid Muslim League Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and his appeal, people donated generously and an amount of Rs 1.33 billion has been deposited in his account.
He stated that model villages with modern facilities are being established in flood affected areas out of these funds, as he thinks that if modern facilities are available in the big cities of the country, then the people living in backward areas has also equal right over it. He said that today he will ask a haunting question from doctors that despite provision of machinery and medicines worth billion of rupees in rural and basic health centers, why a common man is deprived of the treatment facilities in these areas? He said that like Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar and Karachi, the people living in villages have also right over quality medical facilities.
He said that in spite of this condition of the rural and basic health centers, Punjab government has imported six modern mobile health units for provision of quality medical facilities to the people of rural and backward areas at their door steps and for the first time in the history of the country, first mobile health unit will be inaugurated on December 25, the birthday of Quaid-e-Azam. He said that the people living in rural areas cannot be left on the mercy of the circumstances, that is why these mobile units have been imported and these units will not be under the control of the Health Department.
Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said that doctors and teachers are associated with a noble profession and are earning the blessings of Almighty Allah by serving the humanity. He said that like civilised society, we will have to ensure provision of quality medical facilities to every person without any discrimination throughout the country and doctors will have to play their due role for this purpose. He said that if the doctors after completing their education from Pakistan are making achievements abroad, why doctors in Pakistan are not following their footsteps. He said that we are determined to bring the deprived segment of the society into national mainstream.
He said that the project of setting up Danish schools in the backward areas of the province is a step towards this direction so that all such quality educational facilities could be provided to the male and female students of these areas as are available to the elite in the prestigious institutions of the province. He said that Danish schools would be compared with any prestigious institution of the country. The difference between these institutions is that first there was ban on poor children for getting admission in prestigious institutions and now there will be ban on children of rich people for getting admission in Danish schools.
He stated that the existence of the country lies in the hard work and determination. Although it is a long and difficult journey yet it is not impossible, he added. He said that the people associated with health sector should sit together and find some way for provision of medical facilities to the common man pointing government will provide them all possible assistance. Chief Executive of Allama Iqbal Medical College Dr Javed Akram, President APCNA Dr Javed Suleman, General Secretary Dr Ateeq Mirza and Professor Dr Zubair Akram also addressed the function. Later, Chief Minister gave away shields to the doctors.
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