LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid Monday said that Punjab government has planned to construct five maternity modern based hospitals in rural areas of the province to help provide better healthcare facilities for pregnant women. “We are ready for implementation of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision in the targeted period, which is subjected to the provision of timely funds for construction of these hospitals”, Rashid said. In emergency wards of the government hospitals in Punjab, senior doctors will be incorporated, she said, adding that “emergency wards will be upgraded”. She further said the government provided total Rs32 billion estimated medicines in government hospitals within its first six months. The present government is committed to ensuring maternal and child health and providing quality of care in health services, she added.

Source: Pakistan Today March 11, 2019 12:22 UTC