*LAHORE: Paying tribute to the staffers of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital(SKMH) over their services, management and behavior to patients, PrimeMinister Imran Khan here on Saturday vowed to introduce SKMH-like system inpublic hospitals across the country. *
Addressing an Iftar dinner and fund raising ceremony at SKMH in Lahore, PMImran announced to improve the standard of public hospitals at par withprivate hospitals.
He said, “Unless government hospitals are improved people cannot availbetter healthcare facilities.”
The prime minister said that no system in the world could work withoutpunishment and reward and reiterated the government’s commitment to improvepublic health institutions by implementing reward and punishment system andhiring better qualified health professionals.
PM Imran said, “Free treatment is provided to 75 to 80 percent of patientsat Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital.” He said that every patient at theShaukat Khanum was VIP and added that there was no discrimination betweenpaying and free patients.