DHQ, THQ hospitals 1,124 nurses, 342 pharmacists to be recruited: Minister

Punjab Minister for Primary and Secondary Healthcare Khawaja Imran Nazir has said that 1124 nurses and 342 pharmacists are being recruited for District Headquarters and Tehsil Headquarters hospitals to improve the Nurses and beds ratio in the hospitals. He said that these recruitments are the part of revamping plan of 25 DHQ and 15 THQ hospitals which would hopefully be completed during the current year.
The Minister further informed that on the orders of the Chief Minister Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif, C.T Scan machines are also being provided at all DHQ hospitals under public and private partnership programme. Kh. Imran Nazir further said that applications for the recruitments of nurses and pharmacists have been called and written test for this purpose would be conducted through NTS and for the posts of pharmacists male as well as female, both can apply.
Secretary Primary and Secondary Health Punjab Ali Jan Khan informed that advertisement has been sent to the newspapers for the appointments of nurses and pharmacists. He disclosed that 993 nurses would be recruited for DHQ and 131 nurses for THQ hospitals. Similarly, 303 and 39 pharmacists would be appointed in DHQ and THQ hospitals respectively.