Punjab government has completed the outsourcing process of 150 primary health centers in the province and the selection of doctors for health centers has also been finalized, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
The government has named these health centers as Maryam Nawaz Health Clinics. The government will provide 6 lakh rupees per month to the administrators of each Health Clinics. The administrators can buy the medicines from the market.
150 primary health centers comprised 2 centres in Attock, 4 in Bahawalnagar, 5 centres in Bahawalpur, 2 in district Bhakkar, 5 centres in Chakwal district, 2 in Chinot, 4 primary health centers in DG Khan, 4 in Faisalabad, 5 centres in district Gujranwala, 5 in Gujrat 5, 5 in Hafizabad district, 2 in Jhang, 5 centres in Jhelum, 4 in Kasur, 4 in Khanewal, 4 in Khushab districts have been entrusted to private individuals.
Moreover, 9 health units have been outsourced in Lahore, 3 in Layyah district, 3 in Lodhran, 4 in district Mandi Bahauddin, 4 in Mianwali district, three each in Multan, Muzaffargarh, Nankana and in Narwal district, five health centres in district Okara, 3 in Pakpattan, 4 in Rahimyar Khan, 4 in Rajanpur, 7 units in Rawalpindi, 6 in Sahiwal, 6 in Sargodha district, 5 in Sheikhupura, 6 in Sialkot and two centres each have been outsourced in Toba Tek Singh and Vehari district.
Reporter: Zahid Chaudhary