LAHORE: Inaugurating the Prison Block here at Services Hospital, provincial Minister for Health Khawaja Salman Rafique said the Punjab government is striving to provide quality and timely medical facilities to all citizens without discrimination.
IG Prisons Mian Farooq Nazir, Principal Services Institute of Medical Sciences Prof Dr Zohra Khanum, MS Services Hospital Lahore Dr Rana Khurram Aftab and other faculty members were present on the occasion.
Provincial Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique reviewed the modern medical facilities provided for prisoners in the ‘Prison Block’.
Khawaja Salman Rafique said that prisoners are also a part of society and it is the responsibility of the state to provide them with better medical facilities. The establishment of a modern ‘Prison Block’in the Services Hospital will provide quality medical services to the prisoners undergoing treatment in a safe environment. This project will not only improve the treatment facilities but will also make the security arrangements more effective, he added.
The minister said that according to the vision of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the Punjab Health Department is continuously taking steps to improve medical facilities in hospitals, facilitate patients and provide modern infrastructure. A series of modern reforms will be continued to further improve the quality of treatment in government hospitals and provide best facilities to patients, he added.
Moreover, the health minister Khawaja Salman Rafique said that we are in touch with the affected family and the affected family regarding the incident of a Pakistani family from Australia being injured during a robbery in Chakwal. Secretary Health Punjab Azmat Mahmood said that a board comprising Vice Chancellor Rawalpindi Medical University Professor Dr Muhammad Umar and other senior doctors has been formed for the treatment of the patients.
Doctors said that the 10-year-old patient underwent a successful operation his stomach was operated on, while during the examination, a wound on the hip joint and a bone fracture were also identified. The patient is currently in stable condition and is being monitored in the High Dependency Unit (HDU). The second patient, the father of the child, also sustained gunshot injuries, but is also in stable condition and does not require any major medical or surgical intervention at this time.
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