Overview
- Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz laid the foundation stone for a cardiology cath lab at Jhang District Headquarters Hospital.
- Lahore was designated the province's first medical district with telemedicine now live, with plans to scale the service across Punjab.
- The government reported 16 cath labs already operating across the province, alongside new cardiology institutes in Sahiwal, Murree and Sargodha.
- Construction of the Nawaz Sharif Medical District in Lahore is scheduled to begin in March, with multiple specialised hospitals and advanced cancer treatment facilities planned.
- Officials pledged a heart hospital in every district and highlighted supporting services such as air ambulances, free organ transplants and free medicines, while citing faster procedures in Jhang completed within about 48 hours.