Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has instructed officials to modernize Islamabad’s health system and transform it into a model for the rest of the country.
Chairman of a review meeting at the Ministry of National Healthcare, the Prime Minister highlighted the government’s obligation to improve access to healthcare nationwide.
He highlighted the need to prioritize the efforts to provide high quality medical facilities to all citizens.
The meeting included a briefing on the development of the Jinnah Medical Complex and Research Center, where Prime Minister Shehbaz instructed officials to speed up the construction and start the pre-qualification process for the acquisition of medical and surgical equipment.
The process, he added, must be carried out under the supervision of expert consultants to ensure transparency.
PM Shehbaz also ordered a third -party audit of the construction work and the equipment’s purchases for Jinnah Medical Complex.
In addition, he urged to initiate the approval process for the charter for the complex’s associated university.
Officials informed the meeting that Jinnah Medical Complex has been established as a company in accordance with section 42 of the Companies Act and its management committee has approved the Master Plan.
Recruitment for project management and implementation units has also begun.
Federal Ministers Ahsan Iqbal, Azam Nazir Tarar and Ahsan Cheema participated with the Prime Minister’s Coordinator of National Health, Dr. Malik Mukhtar Ahmed Bharath, at the meeting with senior government officials.
The prime minister repeated the government’s decision to improve healthcare, which made them available and effective to all citizens.
