LAHORE: The Punjab authorities has determined to outsource its Clinic on Wheels mission, with the Well being Division formally initiating the method at hand over the service to the non-public sector.
Below the choice, administrative administration of the mission might be transferred to non-public operators.
As well as, field-based cellular well being models and rural ambulance companies can even be run by non-public sector partnerships.
The Punjab Well being Division has invited functions from non-public entities till 26 January. As a part of the initiative, 791 ‘Clinic on Wheels’ models and 590 rural ambulances might be outsourced.
Provincial Minister for Well being and Inhabitants, Khawaja Imran Nazir, mentioned the transfer was aimed toward bettering service supply and strengthening the general healthcare system.
He added that the federal government’s goal was to make sure that medical services attain individuals at their doorsteps, notably in underserved rural areas.
It’s to be famous that in Could, final yr, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the Clinics on Wheels mission.
Below the mission, 200 clinics on wheels are offering well being services to 4 million individuals of the province.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz additionally introduced to offer cutting-edge cardiology services in eight cities of Punjab together with Mianwali, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Jhelum, Sahiwal, Murree and Layyah.
