The government of Sindh has decided to establish 300-bed hospital in Sukkur. The decision was made during a meeting on Annual Development Projects Schemes for Financial Year 2019-20 presided over by Sindh Minister for Health and Population Welfare Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho. It has also directed to complete on-going development schemes in health sector in stipulated time to facilitate the people of Sindh.

In the meeting as many 73 new schemes for year 2019-20 at the cost of RS 11840 million's were discussed in details.

It was decided that certain District Headquarter Hospitals would be provided CT scan and MRI machines to provide health care facilities at the door steps of the people. RO / filtration plants would also be installed wherever they were needed most.

Dr. Azra Pechuho stressed upon strengthening of monitoring and surveillance of health systems to enhance working capacity of the health staff.

She asked to establish Family Welfare Centers in Hospitals while it was agreed upon to hire Professor level medical experts and Nutritionists and diabeticians on market based packages.

'Security and Surveillance System at all civil and other big hospitals to be improved and safety must be provided to the staff working in these hospitals, ' she concluded.

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