Murad reviews development portfolio of health dept.
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KARACHI: Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah chaired a meeting to review the development portfolio of Sindh Health Department here.
The meeting was attended by Health Minister Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho, Chairperson P&D Naheed Shah, PS to Sindh CM Sajid Jamal Abro and other officials concerned, said a statement.
The chief minister was told that 10 schemes of Rs. 13.5 billion were in progress against which Rs. 7.671.35 billion have been released against which Rs. 5 billion have been utilized while the remaining released funds would also be utilized by the end of financial year.
The chief minister said that he is keen to complete upgradation work of DHQ Hospital Mithi of Rs. 1.6 billion, THQ Kashmore of Rs 763.227 million.
There are various other schemes of upgradation of and expansion of DHQs, he added.
The meeting discussed outsourcing all the laboratory facilities in government hospitals so that they could continue round-the-clock.
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