Health Foundation plans 28 more hospital outsourcing deals in KP
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s health directorate says 43 facilities in 12 designated districts are moving under public-private partnership, with tighter checks so residents keep free diagnostic and medical care.
Forty-three health facilities in 12 designated districts are being outsourced under public-private partnership, with work already under way.
Fifteen of 19 existing outsourced facilities in the merged districts will keep operating after stronger performance reviews.
Dr Fazal Rahman has been nominated health director for eight tribal and four other districts, including Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan and Tank.
Officials say directors will report to the additional chief secretary, but appointment notifications have not yet been issued.
Priorities include OPD and emergency care, mother-and-child services, free medicines in a three-month push, and solar power where electricity is unreliable.