PRESS RELEASE LAHORE, January 28: Special Assistant to the CM on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said the provision of quality healthcare services is essential for the prosperity of any society because good health develops economically prosperous nations. These views were expressed by her while addressing a seminar on Typhoid vaccination awareness campaign under the aegis of Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman Memorial Society at a local hotel here on Thursday. In her key-note address, Dr Awan said the government was stridently working to overcome different challenges related to the delivery of quality healthcare services adding that typhoid conjugate vaccination would protect the children from the fatal diseases. The campaign will be held in two phases to vaccinate children from 9 months to 15 years, she added. The universal healthcare program is the vision of PM Imran Khan and the Punjab government has decided to provide free medical facilities to all the people in the whole of the province. Rs 10 billion has been earmarked for the procurement of the latest medical equipment for government hospitals, she said. The SACM further said that healthcare service delivery in Punjab is improving with each passing day adding that ensuring the provision of modern healthcare … Continue reading QUALITY HEALTHCARE ESSENTIAL FOR PROSPERITY OF ANY SOCIETY: SACM