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Maryam Nawaz announces to revamp over 1,200 Health Units across province

Islamabad: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is committed to serving the people.

Inaugurating the Maryam Nawaz Health Clinic in Lahore on Tuesday, she emphasized that access to health facilities is a fundamental right of the public.

The Chief Minister also mentioned that work is underway to upgrade basic health units across Punjab.

She said that 2,500 Basic Health Units are currently operational in the province, with over 1,250 units set to be fully revamped by the end of this month.

Maryam Nawaz further said that free medicines, which were provided during Shehbaz Sharif's government, have been reinstated after a pause during the PTI tenure.

The Chief Minister also announced that the budget for dialysis patients has been increased from 700,000 to one million rupees.

Meanwhile, Maryam Nawaz Sharif directed Environmental Protection Agency to implement modern system to tackle air pollution in Lahore.

In this connection, water sprinkling system will be installed around fifteen hundred construction sites. The water sprinkling system has been developed indigenously.

It has been directed to complete installation of the water sprinkler system at Gaddafi Stadium by January 15.

Chief Minister Punjab also directed the Communication and Works Department and the Lahore Development Authority to immediately install the water sprinkler system.