Punjab Chief Minister inaugurates cardiac lab and housing unit in Jhelum
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz inaugurated a cardiac catheterisation laboratory and a new home for Zahida Bibi at the District Headquarters Hospital in Jhelum on Wednesday.
New medical facility opens
The chief minister inspected wards, a semi-modular unit and an operation theater during her visit to the hospital. She checked the quality and expiry dates of medicines and injections before witnessing a live angiography procedure from the control room. Maryam Nawaz met patients recovering after angioplasty and directed that any patient requiring this treatment should not wait more than 24 hours.
Patient shares his story
Shehzad Naveed, a driver based in Dubai, told the chief minister he returned to Pakistan for free cardiac treatment after developing a heart condition. He initially received an appointment in Faisalabad after waiting a week but came to Jhelum on his sister's advice where he underwent immediate angioplasty. The Cath Lab, which features angiography, angioplasty, ECG, a modern operation theater and ventilators, has already cared for 2,400 patients.
Housing scheme beneficiary visits
The chief minister subsequently visited Zahida Bibi at her newly constructed four-marla house in New Abadi Islam Pura, which was built using a loan from the Apni Chhat Apna Ghar scheme. She formally inaugurated the house alongside the beneficiary and her family while Zahida Bibi expressed gratitude for having a roof of her own. PML-N president Nawaz Sharif's greetings were conveyed by the chief minister to the family and children.
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