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CM Orders Stroke Centers After Punjab Health Drive Reaches 21 Million

The directive signals a year-end push to finish facility upgrades.

Overview

  • Maryam Nawaz Sharif, who chaired a review meeting Saturday, directed district hospitals to set up stroke management centers and to expand nursing seats.
  • Clinics on Wheels have treated 18.2 million people, with 7 million ultrasounds and 1.2 million child vaccinations, while field hospitals served 2.8 million patients with lab tests and imaging.
  • Officials reported 1,217 health facilities revamped, with work underway on 895 more in the current phase.
  • Four district cath labs in Jhelum, Jhang, Mianwali and Vehari have completed 1,628 cardiac procedures, and hospitals start treatment within about five minutes on average.
  • The programme also delivers free medicines to more than 30,000 patients at home, including insulin for 2,242 diabetics and drugs for 14,286 hepatitis and 13,864 tuberculosis patients.