Umar Rehman Malik lauds Sindh govt’s strides in health sector

Abdullah Jan

Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Rehman Malik this week lauded the Sindh government’s strides in the health sector.

“The PPP government’s strides in the health sector have been trailblazing. Whether it’s the state of the art Children’s hospital in Sukkur or provision of world class ambulances in interior Sindh to name just a couple, the PPP has always been one step ahead,” he said in a statement.

He added: “(PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Aseefa Bhutto Zardari’s tireless work in this field has been a testament to what the PPP can do for the people once given the mandate.”

Last year, Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho had inaugurated the Benazir Institute of Urology and Transplantation (BIUT).

The 300-bed hospital is meant for kidney patients needing best possible treatment as is being offered at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplant in Karachi and Sukkur, according to Senior SIUT Professor Dr Anwar Naqvi and SIUT-BIUT coordinator Mohammad Ameen, who added that the treatment facilities included latest robotic operating theatre and dialysis.

Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho said it was the top priority of the Sindh government to ensure provision of state-of-the-art health facilities to the people of this province and the BIUT was the first link of the series.

She said the BIUT was a gift from the Sindh government to the patients of kidney and related diseases living in Shaheed Benazirabad district and its adjoining areas who earlier had to travel to Karachi and other cities for such treatment.