LAHORE:
The Punjab government has sent the first consignment of medicines worth over Rs 300,000 to Parachinar to help the local people. Along with medicines, a special air ambulance has been deployed to ferry critically ill patients to Rawalpindi for advanced treatment.
As reported by the Department of Health on Friday, the management of the medications was supervised by the provincial Minister of Primary and Secondary Health Care, Khawaja Imran Nazir.
Meanwhile, Punjab Health and Emergency Services Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique announced that the Punjab Emergency Services Department had taken the initiative to deploy the air ambulance to Parachinar.
“The Punjab government is providing all possible help to the people of Parachinar during this difficult time,” Khawaja Salman Rafique said.
“Through the air ambulance service, life-saving medicines are being delivered to Parachinar, and patients requiring advanced medical care will be shifted to Rawalpindi,” he added.
The operation is supervised by Punjab Emergency Services Department Secretary Dr Rizwan Naseer.
