Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif while inaugurating the hepatitis filter clinic at District Headquarters Hospital Kasur on Friday said those who talked about change should listen that they are bringing real change. "Those who have talked about change and making of a new Pakistan, they should observe this change," he added.
He inspected different sections of the clinic and examined various facilities offered to the patients. While talking to the doctors and other staff, Shehbaz said they should work tirelessly for the benefit of ailing humanity. The treatment of hepatitis is beyond the capacity of the indigent strata; therefore, the government will fulfill the obligation and the patients will not face any difficulty in their treatment, he added.
While addressing the inaugural ceremony of the hepatitis filter clinic, Shehbaz said that hepatitis is a dangerous disease which has affected ten percent of the population. "We are committed to completely eradicate this disease and, therefore, the scope of hepatitis filter clinics is being extended to all the districts of the province," he added.
He said that 25 hepatitis filter clinics will be established where free medicines along with free of charge treatment will be provided. He said that establishment of hepatitis filter clinic equipped with the latest medical facilities is an important initiative of the provincial government and it will help to eliminate this disease. He said that he is thankful to Chairman PITB Dr Umer Saif and his team for devising digital system for the hepatitis filter clinics with hard work. He said that the President of Board of Governors of Kidney and Liver Transplant Institute Dr Saeed Akhter is running this programme and the recruitment of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff is his duty. Speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Iqbal, ministers and concerned officials were also present.