LAHORE, Oct 30 (APP): The Punjab government has approved Rs1.10 billion for the procurement of state-of-the-art CT scanners for three major public sector hospitals to improve diagnostic facilities and strengthen healthcare services across the province.
According to details issued by the Health Department on Friday, Rs500 million has been sanctioned for the purchase of a whole-body multi-ultra-fast CT scanner for cardiac scans at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC), Lahore.
Similarly, Rs300 million has been approved for replacing the outdated CT scanner in the Emergency Department of Lahore General Hospital (LGH) with a new 128-slice machine, while another Rs300 million has been allocated for the procurement of a 128-slice CT scanner for Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi.
Punjab Health Secretary Azmat Mahmood has granted administrative approval for all three projects.
The Health Secretary said that, in line with the vision of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the provincial government was undertaking historic healthcare initiatives worth billions of rupees for public welfare.
He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to providing high-quality healthcare facilities and modern diagnostic services to the people of Punjab.
Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)
