Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the government gives top priority to the improvement of the public health facilities and that the process of reforms in the health sector has been started to improve it as per public wishes. The provision of the best healthcare facilities at hospitals is the right of all patients and the government will ensure the provision of this right to the people and every necessary measure will be taken to provide standardized medical facilities at public hospitals. He said this while talking to delegations at CM office who called on him here today. CM Sardar Usman Buzdar said the road-map has been prepared to provide modern health facilities to the people. Resources will be provided on priority to improve health facilities and implementation of reforms in the health sector will be ensured to change the conventional healthcare system so that the common man gets best medical facilities. He said the health sector reforms program will have far-reaching effects on the healthcare system.
The purpose of reforms in the health sector is to provide standardized, best and modern health facilities to the people. He said, we have to work with diligence and determination to provide relief to the distressed humanity. The chief minister said the best health facilities are the right of every person and we will make every possible effort to provide this right to the public. He said we will also ensure the supply of standardized medicines besides the best health facilities. The process of the purchase, distribution and sale of the medicines will be improved on the modern lines, he claimed.
Meanwhile, Sardar Usman Buzdar has expressed grief and sorrow over the death of renowned poet, writer and broadcaster, Akhtar Jaferri. In his message, he expressed sympathy and condolence with the bereaved family and shared his prayers. Latter, Chief Minister expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of lives when a bus fell into a ravine on Forward Kahota Road in the Havili area of Azad Kashmir. He conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and prayed that Allah rest the departed souls in the eternal peace. He also prayed for early recovery of the injured passengers.
Published in Daily Times, January 27th 2019.
