Report: Ijaz-ul-Hassan / ANI
ATTOCK: Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan inaugurated the Dr. Sikandar Hayat Dialysis Centre at Tehsil Headquarters Hospital (THQ) Hassan Abdal, describing it as an important initiative for local residents.
Speaking at the ceremony, the governor said the centre would provide kidney patients with dialysis facilities in their own area, saving them the time, expense and difficulties of travelling to Islamabad or Rawalpindi for treatment.
Sardar Saleem Haider Khan said providing quality healthcare facilities at people’s doorstep was among his top priorities. He said dialysis centres were already operational in Pindi Gheb and Fateh Jang, while a new centre would also be established in Jand.
The governor also announced that a passport office would be established in Hassan Abdal, while highlighting various initiatives in healthcare, education, women’s empowerment and infrastructure across Attock district.
He said more than 1,000 laptops had been distributed among male and female students, while road construction and rehabilitation work had been carried out on around 70 kilometres in Jand with the cooperation of OGDCL.
The governor thanked philanthropist Haji Sheikh Amin for his cooperation in establishing the dialysis centre and stressed that government institutions, political leadership, philanthropists and the public could work together to provide better facilities to deserving citizens
