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Punjab CM Reports Major Gains in Free Care Programs After Review

The update signals a push to widen free access through private hospitals.

Overview

  • The chief minister's office, which held a high-level review Thursday, said the province will keep critical care free for patients.
  • Officials reported 16,625 children registered in the heart surgery program with 11,466 operations, including 3,802 performed at private hospitals at state expense.
  • The transplant initiative logged 2,001 registrations with 1,574 procedures, including 255 government-funded liver transplants that cost about Rs 6.5 million each.
  • The dialysis program counted 38,125 registered patients with more than 1.5 million sessions performed to date.
  • Officials also presented a report on the province's free medicine project to support better service delivery.