JHANG (Dunya News) - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said that shifting heart patients in emergencies is often difficult, stressing the need for modern cardiac facilities at the district level.
Addressing the foundation stone-laying ceremony of a cardiology laboratory at the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital in Jhang, she termed the establishment of a cath lab a welcome step, adding that providing quality healthcare to the public was the government’s top priority.
She said 16 cath labs had already been established across Punjab, while the Nawaz Sharif Cancer Hospital was nearing completion. The chief minister noted that people from other provinces were also benefiting from Punjab’s healthcare facilities.
Maryam Nawaz said poverty and lack of resources had previously deprived many citizens of proper treatment, but reforms were now ensuring wider access to healthcare. She expressed hope that Jhang would soon emerge as a developed city.
She added that her government aimed to set up a heart hospital in every district, highlighting that hundreds of lives had been saved through the air ambulance service. Free organ transplant services and medicines were also being provided, with billions of rupees allocated for public healthcare.
The chief minister further said that WASA’s establishment in Jhang had improved sewerage conditions, while the Suthra Punjab Programme was ensuring cleaner streets and neighborhoods.
She also announced that Lahore had become Pakistan’s first medical district, where telemedicine services were launched and would be expanded further.