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A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Punjab Health department and Novartis Pharma Pakistan to provide healthcare facilities to the cancer patients. Under the agreement, a sum of Rs 44 billion will be spent on the treatment of cancer patients during the next five years. The Punjab government will provide Rs 4.40 billion while the share of Novartis Pharma will be Rs 39.6 billion. A total of 9,000 cancer patients will be benefitted from this programme.
Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif was the chief guest of the ceremony which held at Model Town. Secretary Medical Education Najam Shah signed the MoU on behalf of the Punjab government while Shafique Ahmed inked the agreement on behalf of the Novartis Pharma Pakistan. On the occasion, the Chief Minister welcomed the agreement and said that it will benefit the cancer patients.
He said 3600 patients have been treated through the continuing programme of Punjab government and Novartis Pharma and now we are moving further ahead. This programme is very transparent and it has been audited from Ferguson Company. The volume of this programme is Rs 44 billion with duration of five years and 9,000 cancer patients will be benefitted.
He said it is a revolutionary programme with far-reaching effects. To a question, he said that the network of hepatitis filter clinics is being extended to the whole of Punjab to provide best treatment to the patients. Provincial Ministers Kh Salman Rafique, Kh Imran Nazir, Advisor Dr Umer Saif, Chief Secretary, health secretaries, health experts and others were also present on the occasion.

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