Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr. Zafar Mirza today visited Basic Health Unit (BHU) and under construction Mother & Child Hospital in Barakahu area of Islamabad. He reviewed construction work of Mother & Child Hospital. Dr. Zafar Mirza was given a detailed briefing on work being carried out to establish a Mother & Child Hospital in the area. It was informed that construction of Mother & Child Hospital will be completed by end of December this year. The Hospital will have all modern facilities and cater directly to 100,000 population of the area whereas 500,000 people of adjacent areas will also benefit. The initiative is part of effort to transform Islamabad into a model health city shared SAPM on health while speaking on the occasion. As a result of measures being taken by the Government, the residents of Islamabad will soon see complete transformation in health care services in the city. The Minister was given a briefing on birth cohort research being conducted with support of university of Liverpool, Bristol University, Breadford University and Health Services Academy Islamabad. Later, Dr. Zafar Mirza visited the Distribution Centre of Sehat Sahulat Cards and reviewed the process of issuing Sehat Insaf Cards to residents of the area registered under the program. Dr. Zafar Mirza expressed satisfaction over the functioning of the Distribution Centre and said hencefar 550 poor families of the area have been issued Sehat Insaf Cards. Sehat Sahulat Program was a landmark initiative of the Government providing free treatment upto Rs.720,000/- to the families living below the poverty line. We will continue to implement major reforms in the health sector in accordance with the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan said Dr. Zafar Mirza on the occasion. ***** ?
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