Punjab sets Rs3bn a year for free adult heart surgery
Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique said Chief Minister programmes are cutting waits for heart, cancer, dialysis, stroke and transplant care at selected hospitals.
Punjab has provided over Rs37 billion for free medical treatment under specialised health programmes at selected hospitals.
Annual free care includes about Rs3bn for adult cardiac surgery, Rs10bn for cancer patients and roughly Rs1.25bn for stroke management.
Over 16,857 children have received free heart surgery under the Chief Minister’s children’s programme.
Hospitals were told to cut waiting lists further for cardiac care, cancer, dialysis, stroke, paediatric heart surgery and transplants.
The minister reviewed the Nawaz Sharif Cardiology Centre in Murree, now with a working Cath Lab, and the Sahiwal Institute of Cardiology.