Punjab healthcare reforms to ensure modern treatment at doorstep: commissioner

SARGODHA, Jul 09 (APP):Commissioner Sargodha Division Hafiz Shoukat Ali on Thursday said that the Punjab government’s ongoing healthcare reforms aimed to provide modern, quality and dignified healthcare services to people at their doorstep.
He expressed these views while chairing the first video-link meeting of the Transition Committee to review initial progress on the upgradation of the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Mianwali into a teaching hospital and the establishment of a medical college in the district.
The meeting was attended via video link by the Special Secretary of the Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department, the Special Secretary of the Health and Population Department, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Health Sciences, the Deputy Commissioner Mianwali, the Chief Executive Officer Health Mianwali and other relevant officials.
Participants reviewed the transition plan, infrastructure requirements, medical equipment, teaching facilities, human resources, faculty, financial and administrative matters, as well as regulatory requirements.
The committee also assigned responsibilities to the concerned departments and agreed on a coordinated strategy to ensure timely completion of all project milestones.
Commissioner directed all departments to work in close coordination and complete their assigned tasks within the stipulated timeline to expedite the project’s implementation.
He said the establishment of a teaching hospital and a medical college in Mianwali would prove to be a major milestone for the district and the region, improving access to specialised healthcare while creating new opportunities for medical education for aspiring students.
The meeting concluded with a decision that the Transition Committee would regularly monitor the project’s progress, while all relevant institutions would maintain close coordination to achieve the set targets and ensure early execution of the initiative.