Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab on Health Kh. Salman Rafique has said that provision of medical facilities to the people at their door steps is the mission of PML-N government and for this purpose funds are being provided graciously. He said that construction work of Wah General Hospital is continue on fast track and it would be completed within a year. Total estimated cost of the project is Rs.1325.205 million.
He expressed these views while visiting the under construction Wah General Hospital, Wah Cantt. Assistant Commissioner Shahid Imran and the officers of Health department and other concerned departments were also present on this occasion. Khawaja Salman Rafique revealed that the Plan of Wah General hospital is consisting upon 500 beds and in first phase 100 bed hospital is being constructed which would be expanded in phases. It was informed that total area of the hospital is 96 kanals. Punjab government has already released 946 million rupees for the project and LC for the procurement of medical equipment worth rupees 100 million has been sent to Finance Department so that after completion of construction work, installation of equipment could be done without any delay. Khawaja Salman Rafique said that Rs. 1049 million will be spent on the civil work where as 276 million rupees has been allocated for the purchase of equipment. The Advisor further said that all medical facilities of general hospital level would be available in this hospital and the specialist doctors of 12 specialties would be appointed in the Wah General hospital. People would not have to go to Rawalpindi or Lahore for their treatment. He directed that the construction work of the hospital should be completed according to the time line. He said that funds allocated for this hospital in the next fiscal year (2016-17) would also be released accordingly.