A Revolutionary step by Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Department Punjab has been taken for the Southern Punjab and the rest. According to which 6 Advanced Endoscopy suites and state of the art Hepatitis clinics would be set up in Southern Punjab in addition to autonomous medical institutions of Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Sialkot and Rawalpindi. Secretary Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Najam Ahmed Shah informed about the details.
The institutions which are selected for this purpose included district headquarters, teaching hospitals Sahiwal, Nisther Hospital, Nishter Medical University Multan, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Quaid-i-Azam Medical College Bahawalpur, DHQ Hospital, Sargodha Medical College, DHQ Teaching Hospital, Dera Ghazi Khan Medical College, DG Khan and DHQ Teaching Hospital Shaikh Zayed Medical College Rahim Yar Khan. The Secretary Health said that this revolutionary step would help in prevention, prompt diagnosis of hepatitis and gastroenterology related diseases according to international guidelines. Principal Ameer ud Din Medical College / Lahore General Hospital Prof.