Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz distributes ‘Children Heart Surgery Cards’

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif visited Children Hospital in Lahore on Monday and inaugurated ‘Maryam Masihai Programme’, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

During her visit, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz also distributed “Child Surgery Cards” among the children suffering from heart ailment.

On this occasion, the chief minister said that by using this card children of heart disease will get free treatment and if the space will not available in government hospitals then the patient will be referred to any private hospital where the patient will receive free treatment.

She said that this scheme will be implemented in two phases.

She said that during first phase this facility is being provided in six government and some fixed private hospitals of the province. Children of heat ailments will avail facility of free operations from Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) and Children Hospital in Lahore and Children Hospital Multan, Rawalpindi Cardiology Institute.

In second phase this facility will be provided in Wazirabad, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur and Sargodha hospitals.

A dashboard will be established for monitoring of Children Heart Surgery Program.

Chief Minister said that she inaugurated this facility as being a mother because she aware about the pain and grief of parents whose children expired due to non-availability of these facilities.

She said that this is sincere effort to facilitate mother and infants. Maryam Nawaz said that around 5000 children expired every year due to non-availability of such facility.

She said that this programme is first of its kind in Pakistan where children from KPK, Sindh and Balochistan will also take benefit. Now children will not wait for their treatment any more.

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz also inspected the dashboard created for monitoring of Child Heart Surgery.

Maryam Nawaz also visited Cardiac Ward of Children Hospital and examined the facilities being provided to children. She also inspected DHU and other units of the hospital.

During her visit Maryam Nawaz mixed up with children and asked about their welfare. She also distributed ‘ladu’ among children. She prayed to Almighty Allah to grant sound health to children. She also talked with the parents of children admitted in the hospital.

Maryam Nawaz said that she is trying her best to take every possible step to provide medical facilities to every citizen.

She said that facility of Children Heart Surgery and strengthen of special surgeon and allied staff will be expanded gradually.

Reporter: Rao Dilshad Ali