LAHORE: The Punjab Health Department is successfully running the Family Planning Programme in the province.
This was stated by Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid while talking to a delegation of the World Bank, which called on the minister at the Department of Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education here on Wednesday. Provincial Health Secretary Imran Sikandar Baloch was also present. The delegation promised continuing cooperation with the Punjab Healthcare Department.
Dr. Yasmin Rashid said that the provincial government was trying to provide better health facilities to people. She said that there was a significant reduction in the maternal mortality rate due to the government’s efforts. She said that more state-of-the-art mother and child hospitals were being constructed in the province.
The minister said that a total of 23 large public hospitals were being built in the province. The health of thousands of mothers and children would be protected through these hospitals.
The minister thanked the World Bank for cooperating with the Punjab Health Department.
The WB delegation said that they would fully cooperate with the Health Department to make the programme for family planning successful in Punjab. The delegation appreciated the efforts of Dr Yasmin Rashid and Health Secretary Imran Sikandar Baloch.