Khawaja Salman Rafique, Minister Health Punjab chaired the meeting along with Prof. Dr. Saeed Akhter, President PKLI to review the progress of the PKLI project and its sub project, Hepatitis Prevention and Treatment Program (HPTC). The meeting was held at the PKLI Secretariat. Representatives from all concerned government departments, LESCO, Sui Gas, IDAP, LDA, WASA, LTC and other were present during the meeting. Current developments on the site of the Hepatitis Clinic, to be completed by the end of this month, were shared by the representatives of IDAP. The experts team was confident that the construction will be completed well on time. Construction phases of the PKLI project, due to be completed by the year 2018, were also discussed, in addition to other issues like staff deployment, construction of the energy sector, transport routes for PKLI and the clinic’s patients. The meeting also reviewed the pace of work on external services development including construction of approach roads, sui gas connection, water & sanitation pipelines etc. Khawaja Salman Rafique directed the members to hold regular meetings amongst themselves to speed up the process and coordinate to finalize the pending issues. He said that the PKLI has his full commitment and he is determined to ensure that the project is completed with absolutely no delay. He said every step should be technically analyzed before moving forward for implementation. Dr. Saeed Akhter, President PKLI said that while meeting the deadlines, it is absolutely crucial to ensure quality of the construction and resolve the pending issues at the earliest. Dr. Saeed Akhter and Khawaja Salman Rafique appreciated the commitment and dedication of all the team members, especially the LDA representatives, who have dedicatedly completed all their deadlines and continue to exhibit hard work.
