Lahore: A meeting of the Board of Governors of the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Transplant Institute held under Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, on Sunday to discuss progress on the project and other important matters.
The meeting expressed satisfaction on the recruitment process of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff for the project. Addressing the meeting, Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Transplant Institute is the great project of the service of the distressed humanity and work should continue on the project with hard work and determination to complete this project in time and even a single second should not be wasted to complete this project well in time.
He said kidney and liver patients will get free treatment and this project will not become standardized project of not only Pakistan but also the whole region and for this noble cause we all should work as a team.
He said the Punjab government is spending Rs19 billion on this project therefore competing this project well in time should be the top priority. The chief minister said such project of great significance has never been launched in the history of Pakistan for the patients of kidney and liver diseases.
He said this institute will become role model in the region and top quality and standard should be ensured in the institute at any cost. He said nobody will be allowed to create hurdles in the way of this hospital and the funds from public exchequer are being spent on the project and its benefit should also reach the public.
President Board of Governors Prof. Dr. Saeed Akhtar gave a briefing on the project. Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Dr. Saeed Akhatar said long journey has been travelled in the short time and this project is being completed at the fast pace under leadership CM Shehbaz Sharif.
He said the chief minister has provided support at every step and all recruitment have been made on merit. Provincial Ministers Khawaja Salman Rafique, Dr. Ayesha Ghaus Pasha, Khawaja Imran Nazir, Adviser Dr. Umer Saif, Chief Secretary, Chairman P&D, Secretary Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education, concerning officials, members of Board of Governors and others were also present on the occasion.