CM inaugurates cardiac facility at Jhelum DHQ

LAHORE, Nov 11 (APP): Punjab Chief Minister(CM),Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday inaugurated a cardiac catheterisation laboratory (Cath Lab) at the District Headquarters Hospital in Jhelum,saying patients would no longer have to travel to other cities for cardiac treatment.
During her visit, the CM inspected the wards,semi-modular unit and operation theater and checked the quality and expiry dates of medicines and injections,said a handout issued here.
She also witnessed a live angiography procedure from the control room and met patients recovering after angioplasty.
A Dubai-based driver,Shehzad Naveed told the chief minister that he had returned to Pakistan for free cardiac treatment after developing a heart condition.
He said he had initially been given an appointment in Faisalabad after a week’s wait but came to Jhelum on his sister’s advice,where he underwent immediate angioplasty.
The CM directed that patients requiring angioplasty at any hospital in Punjab should not have to wait more than 24 hours.
She said the Cath Lab,equipped with angiography,angioplasty,ECG,a modern operation theater and ventilators, had so far treated 2,400 patients.
Later, the CM Maryam Nawaz visited Zahida Bibi at her newly constructed four-marla house in New Abadi Islam Pura, Jhelum,built with a loan under the Apni Chhat Apna Ghar scheme. She formally inaugurated the house alongside the beneficiary and her family.
Zahida Bibi told the chief minister that her family had worked day and night to complete the house with labourers working during the day and family members taking over at night.
She became emotional while expressing gratitude, saying the scheme had enabled her family to have a roof of its own.
The CM interacted with the family and children and conveyed greetings from PML-N president Nawaz Sharif.
She was also served traditional saag, potato bhujia and homemade roti, which she appreciated.
The chief minister said providing people with their own homes brought her immense satisfaction.
She described Apni Chhat Apna Ghar as Punjab’s largest low-cost housing project and said its features and impact were being recognised internationally.