LAHORE: A delegation of Turk Ministry of Health met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif here on Saturday.
The meeting agreed upon speedy implementation of the agreement signed between the Punjab government and Turk Health Ministry during recent visit of Turk President Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding improvement of healthcare system in province.
Talking to the delegation, the chief minister said steps would be taken expeditiously for the uplift of healthcare system in light of the agreement signed with Ministry of Health Turkey and no effort would be spared in this regard.
He said core groups had been constituted for implementing the agreement and responsibilities had been assigned to them.
He said that maximum improvement would be made in healthcare system of the province by benefitting from modern technology and Turk expertise.
Shehbaz Sharif said under the agreement, health information management and public health agency would be established.
He said model of Turkey regarding health management system would be replicated in hospitals.
He thanked Turk brethren for their cooperation in improving healthcare system in Punjab.
All out efforts would be made for serving ailing humanity, he added. He said the government would speedily implement the agreement signed to improve health information management system.
The chief minister said the Punjab government had decided to install CT scan machines in 36 districts of the province as a result of which CT scan facility would become available to people at their doorstep.
He said that CT scan facility would be available round-the-clock.
He said that centralized system of procurement of medicines had been introduced in the province for checking spurious medicines. He said that the samples of the medicines purchased were being checked from best lab of the world.
He said steps were being taken for harmonizing drug labs with international standard.
He said such a system of medicines had been introduced as a result of which the poor and the rich would use the same medicine.
Shehbaz Sharif said effective steps had been taken for eradicating spurious and substandard medicines from the province.
He said steps would be taken speedily with the help of Turkey for providing quality health facilities to the people of the province.
Head of the Turk delegation Dr Selami Kilic said that Shehbaz Sharif was playing the role of a great leader for Pakistan and its people.
He said that leadership of Turkey and people had great respect for Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif.
He said Shehbaz Sharif had supported Turkey on every occasion.
He said that every person of Turkey was thankful to Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and government of Pakistan for their moral support during failed coup in Turkey.
He said people of Pakistan and Turkey were brethren and always ready to extend all out cooperation with each other. He appreciated the vision and efforts of Shehbaz Sharif regarding improvement of healthcare system.
Senior expert of Turk Ministry of Health Dr Hasan Cagil said that the agreement made for improvement of Punjab Healthcare system would be speedily implemented in accordance with the vision of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
He said the Turk government would work with the Punjab government at every level for improving healthcare system.
He said a roadmap was being evolved along with team of the Punjab government for improving the Punjab healthcare system.
He said a phased programme would be implemented for bringing improvement in the system of hospitals.
He expressed the hope that their joint efforts would soon yield results of improvement in healthcare system.
Members of the delegation inquired after the chief minister and expressed good wishes for him.
Advisor Health Khawaja Salman Rafique, Parliamentary Secretary Khawaja Imran Nazir, Khawaja Ahmed Hasaan, Additional Chief Secretary, Chairman Planning & Development, President PKLI Prof Dr Saeed Akhtar and concerned officials were also present.
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