ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Monday approvedfour health sector projects worth over Rs20 billion.
The meeting of the CDWP was held with Deputy Chairman Planning CommissionMohammad Jehanzeb Khan in the chair. Senior officials from the federalgovernment were also present on the occasion, whereas representatives fromprovincial governments participated through video links.
The approved projects included the establishment of three 200-bedded Mother& Child Hospital and Nursing Colleges in various districts of Punjab; twohospitals/nursing institutes would be established at a cost of Rs5.82billion each, while the third would be constructed at Rs8.1 billion.
The main objective of these three projects is to improve access ofmarginalized communities to quality maternity and immediate newborn care.The hospitals/nursing schools will also ensure quality services, includingmedical and surgical services, to mother and child so as to strengthenpreventive services like immunization, nutrition and family planning tochildren and mother of the catchment population.
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Meanwhile, the forum also approved the ‘Feasibility of NIHD Centre ofExcellence in Prevention, Cardiovascular research & Development’ at Rs25million.
