Shehbaz Sharif reviews treatment of poor patients at PKLI

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that poor patients should be provided uninterrupted modern medical facilities on a priority basis, reported the 24NewsHD TV channel. 

He issued directions to the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) administration during his visit to the institute here on Saturday. The premier reviewed the ongoing programs for the medical treatment of poor people at the institute.

Chairing a meeting of the faculty and other staff, he further directed that the administrative processes for acquiring the latest medical equipment should be completed as soon as possible.

A comprehensive strategy should be devised for ensuring international standard technical education at the nursing college, he added.

The Prime Minister further directed that arrangements for maintaining cleanliness in the Institute should be improved.

Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Health Minister Dr. Javed Akram, Chairman PKLI Dr. Saeed Akhtar, Chief Secretary, and other officials attended the meeting.

The prime minister also talked to patients and the doctors working at the institute. He said that doctors should sincerely use the available resources for the treatment of poor patients. 

The institute was set up with a lot of hard work for gaining blessings of Allah and for providing the best medical treatment to needy patients, he said adding the federal and provincial governments were striving to make the institute fully functional.

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