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ATTOCK: The provincial government would execute a mega multi-million healthcare development program under which a sum of Rs 135 million on provision of quality healthcare facilities and services to masses at their doorsteps. This was revealed by Member district monitoring committee and former provincial Minister Jahangir Khanzada while briefing media persons about the health development plan in Hazro town of Attock on Saturday. He said that under the plan as many as six Basic Health Units (BHUs) and one Rural Health Center (RHC) of tehsil Hazro, transforming them into modern healthcare facilities to ensure best healthcare facilities to people at their nearest besides this program would help provide 100 percent health coverage to poorest of the poor across the tehsil Hazro. Khanzada added that a sum of Rs 15 million each would be spent on BHU while a sum of Rs 45 million would be spent on RHC.
Responding to a question, he said that under the plan the Basic health unit at Jatyal, at Haroon, at Khakwani, at Bhangi, at Kamra, at Shamshabad and Rural Health Center at Ghourghushti would be revamped. “The revamp plan would significantly enhance the quality of healthcare services, providing our citizens with access to better medical facilities, equipment, and expertise”, he added. He was of the view that this mufti million development plan is a testament to the government’s dedication to providing quality healthcare services to all citizens, regardless of their geographical location. “The government will ensure the common man’s access to basic health facilities”, he added.
Responding to a question, he said that work on Rs 35 million state-of-the-art trauma centre at the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital (THQ) complex Hazro would be resumed soon which was halted from last one year due to financial and technical reasons.
Qazi Shoaib Khan special Correspondent Attock
