Lahore, January 27, 2018 (PPI-OT):Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif presided over a high-level meeting in which progress on the second phase of the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Transplant Institute (PKLI) was discussed. Addressing the meeting, CM Shehbaz Sharif said the PKLI is an institution of the people of the whole country and there will be no compromise on quality during the construction of this institution. He said services of top companies of the world will be obtained for performance audit of the hospital. He said setting up of such institution is a historic initiative of the Punjab government and free treatment to the poor patients will be provided at the hospital.
He said extending the route of Speedo Bus service for transportation to this institution will reviewed. He said an ideal system of infection control will be introduced for PKLI and the construction of nursing school and allied health project will be started soon. Provincial Minister for Specialised Healthcare Khawaja Salman Rafique, PKLI president Dr Saeed Akhtar, Dr Masooma Zahid, VC University of Health Sciences Dr Faisal Masood, secretaries of concerning departments, DG PHA and officials concerned attended the meeting.
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