LAHORE: Newly elected Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz has called for a plan to provide free medicines in emergency of government hospitals.

A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in which the proposal to build a central pathology lab for government hospitals was reviewed. The meeting was briefed that the revamping of major hospitals of Punjab will be completed by June.

In the meeting, recommendations and suggestions were asked for making medical city in three districts. The Chief Minister also sought for a list of vacant, abandoned and closed hospital buildings across Punjab.

In the meeting, Maryam Nawaz called for a plan to provide free medicines in emergencies in  government hospitals and also decided to start home delivery of medicines from May 1.

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz asked for suggestions to improve the pathology lab system.

On this occasion, she said that free medicines are the right of the people and government will fulfill the promise of giving medicines. She said the people of backward and remote cities also have full right to medical facilities.

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She said that giving medical facilities to the public is not a favor, the benevolent attitude has to be changed, the health card will be redesigned and activated soon, the revamping of major hospitals of Punjab will be completed by June.