Punjab to add 15 stroke centres after Rs5bn funding pledge
Speaking on World Stroke Day at the Punjab Institute of Neurosciences, the chief minister also pledged 15 new stroke centres and faster access for patients outside Lahore.
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif announced an additional Rs5 billion for stroke treatment in Punjab.
The province plans 15 more stroke centres; Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique said 40 centres already operate.
She said stroke patients have a roughly four-to-five-hour window for effective treatment and should call Rescue 1122.
Rescue 1122 has helped save 85 stroke patients by getting them to specialised centres in time.
Heart transplants are due to begin soon at the Jinnah Institute of Cardiology, she said.