Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Dr. Hasan Askari has approved the release of additional funds of Rs. 7.44 crore for the treatment of deserving patients. This amount will be utilized for free treatment of deserving patients suffering from fatal diseases including cancer and transplantation of liver and kidney.
In a statement issued here today, Dr. Askari has said that these funds have been provided to fulfill the need of providing immediate treatment facilities to the disadvantaged patients and this act will heal the wounds of the ailing humanity. Treatment of patients is not a favor to anybody but a duty of every government. People have full right over the resources of the government and they will be given their rights, he added. He said that caretaker set up is striving for public service according to its given mandate. Provision of necessary cooperation and support is essential for the treatment of needy patients and for that purpose, provision of funds is a priority agenda. Provision of healthcare and other facilities is a starting point of good governance and fulfillment of this agenda will be ensured within the given timeframe and efforts will be made to provide every possible relief to the people at every stage, concluded the Chief Minister.