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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Announces Pakistan’s First Health Tower in Islamabad

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the establishment of Pakistan’s first-ever health tower in Islamabad.

This groundbreaking facility will encompass hospitals, medical and nursing universities, modern laboratories, and diagnostic centers, all designed to meet international standards. The Prime Minister emphasized that this ambitious project will be implemented through a public-private partnership.

During a meeting to review the Ministry of National Health Services’ activities, PM Sharif underscored the critical role of the health sector in saving lives. He expressed concern over new polio cases in the country and reaffirmed the commitment to eradicate the disease with the support of all available resources and international partners.

To ensure the efficacy of laboratories under the Ministry of National Health Services, the Prime Minister mandated a third-party audit. He also called for the appointment of highly qualified health professionals within the ministry and its affiliated departments.

Additionally, PM Sharif ordered a third-party audit of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan and proposed a strategy to separate drug processing from the Authority’s functions. He recommended outsourcing human resources and waste treatment plants for all government hospitals in Islamabad. An audit of nursing schools and colleges nationwide was also instructed.

The Prime Minister was briefed on several health initiatives, including the introduction of a National Blood Transfusion and Blood Products Policy and the finalization of a nursing and midwifery policy framework. To increase the number of nursing graduates, an evening shift will be implemented in nursing colleges. Work on the revised National Action Plan 2025-30 to control population growth has also commenced.

Plans for local insulin manufacturing, the production of various vaccines, and the establishment of plasma fractionation centers and a pharma park were discussed. The Prime Minister was also informed about the upcoming construction of a 50-bed hospital in Musakhel, a tertiary care hospital and Tehsil headquarters hospital in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and an Institute of Medical Sciences and Danish Hospital in Gilgit Baltistan.

Federal ministers Ahsan Iqbal and Ahad Khan Cheema, PM’s Coordinators Malik Mukhtar Ahmed and Rana Ehsan Afzal, along with senior officers, attended the meeting.

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