KARACHI:Sindh Governor Mohammad Zubair said on Saturday in his message on the occasion of World Health Day said that the provision of health facilities to the people is the topmost priority of his government.
The federal government had fulfilled its responsibility of providing maximum health facilities to the people of Sindh province by distributing healthcare cards, he said. The governor said the government had also established modern facilities in the hospitals to provide better care to common public.
He said the historic initiative had been taken by the government to support the poor population of the province so as to ensure their access the entire range of free healthcare facilities from the hospitals under Prime Minister’s Health Card Scheme.
He further said that the joint efforts with the World Health Organization were being continued to overcome fatal diseases like polio, and soon Pakistan would be declared a polio-free country.
On the occasion of World Health Day, the governor vowed to improve health measures and other basic facilities to ensure the better quality of life of the people in the society.