PM announces construction of health tower in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced state of the art construction of Quaid-e-Azam Health Tower in the Federal Capital, saying it would meet international standards.

He also directed to prepare an action plan related to the establishment of health tower under the public-private partnership.

Chairing a meeting in Islamabad today to review matters related to the health sector, PM has directed authorities concerned to depute the most capable health professionals in Health Ministry and its relevant department to provide best medical facilities to people.

He instructed that the health tower in Islamabad should include top-quality hospitals, a medical university, a nursing university, modern technology-equipped laboratories and diagnostic centers for diseases.

The Prime Minister said despite establishing the highly standard hospitals, medical and nursing universities, state of the art laboratories and diagnostic centers will also be established in the health tower.

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“The health sector is an extremely important and sensitive sector, tasked with the crucial duty of saving human lives,” he said. “I will personally oversee health-related matters in Islamabad.”

Expressing concerns over the emergence of new polio cases in the country, the Prime Minister vowed to eradicate polio from the country by utilizing all resources in collaboration with all stakeholders.

Shehbaz Sharif directed relevant authorities to conduct a third-party audit of the nursing schools and colleges and Drug Regulatory Authority under the Ministry of Health. 

He also directed the authorities concerned to conduct audit of all the nursing schools and colleges across the country. He also instructed to set up a plan of action to separate Drug Pricing from DRAP.

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