LAHORE:Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid has said that all health facilities for mother and child will be provided under one roof at the ‘Mother and Child Block’, Ganga Ram Hospital.
The minister said this while chairing an important meeting of the Steering Committee of Ganga Ram Mother and Child Block at the Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department here on Saturday.
Dr Yasmin said that different units would be set up on the recommendations of the steering committee. She said that an ‘Advisory Group’ would also be constituted soon for the Mother and Child Block.
The minister said that the block would be completed in time adding that the block would be opened for public very soon. “There will be four special units in the Mother and Child Block,” she said.
Members of the steering committee shared their proposals and the chair reviewed them.
Secretary Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department Ahmed Javed Qazi, Special Secretary Mohammad Ajmal Bhatti, Special Secretary Dr. Asif Tufail, Vice Chancellor Fatima Jinnah Medical University Professor Amir Zaman Khan, MD Children Hospital Professor Dr. Mohammad Salim, MS Ganga Ram Hospital Dr. Athar, Sheikh Ijaz and officials of the C&W Department were present in the meeting. While members of the steering committee Professor Dr. Ayesha, Dr. Naeem Majeed, Dr. Zainab and Dr. Tayyaba also joined the meeting.