Addressing a press conference here at Information Department, he said that initiatives have been taken to improve operational status of six secondary care hospitals including Maulvi Gee Hospital, and Naseerullah Babar Hospital in Peshawar, DHQ Haripur, DHQ Charsadda, DHQ Abbottabad and DHA Karak.
Jhagra said that revamping and renovation work included availability of medicines, infrastructure improvements, duty roaster rationalisation, improvement in cleanliness, up-gradation of janitorial and security systems, besides ensuring presence of concerned staff. He said that provincial government has made all health units autonomous by designating financial powers to Medical Superintendents of all DHQs and BHUs throughout the province.
The minister said that hospital management committees have been constituted with financial ceilings of up to Rs2 million to cater the need for top-up of medicines, repair and maintenance, and addressing HR shortage for three months.