PESHAWAR, February 10: A total of 166 development projects are being implemented in the Health Sector of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for which more than Rs. 23 Billion had been allocated in the budget of the current financial year. Out of these projects, 48 are due for completion which would be completed by the end of June this year. These projects include Establishment of Bannu Medical College, Fountain House Peshawar, KMU Institute of Nursing and Medical Technology, Rehabilitation of Woman and Children Hospital Bannu, Establishment of Type-D Hospital at Tirah Bagh Maidan, revamping of Basic Health Units at merged areas and other projects of establishment and upgradation of hospitals. Besides, work is also in progress on various projects of strengthening and revamping of Rural Health Centers and Basic Health Units across the province under which 47 RHCs and 200 BHUs would also be converted into 24/7 health facilities. Similarly, work on a number of other mega health projects including Taimer Gara Medical College would be completed by the end of this financial year.
This was told in a progress review meeting of health department held here on Thursday with Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan in the chair. Provincial Minister for Health Taimur Salim Jhagra, Chief Secretary Dr. Shehzad Bangash, Principal Secretary to CM Amjid Ali Khan and higher authorities of health and other relevant departments attended the meeting.
The forum was briefed in detail about the progress so far made on development projects in the health sectors of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Briefing about the current status of the outsourcing of health facilities in the province, it was informed that so far ten different health facilities have been outsourced through health foundation. – PR
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