Overview
- Maryam Nawaz ordered the Nawaz Sharif Institute of Cancer Treatment and Research to become operational later this month and set January 31 for launching the Jinnah Institute of Cardiology in Lahore.
- Officials report the cancer institute’s basement and ground floor complete, along with patient waiting areas, a mosque and residential quarters for doctors.
- Hiring has started with interviews for 219 posts, and the top post will be re-advertised to secure a highly qualified head.
- She also pushed rapid completion of the Nawaz Sharif Cardiology Institute in Sargodha and expedited renovation at Lady Willingdon Hospital.
- The provincewide cath lab rollout continues, with Jhelum established, Jhang, Mianwali and Vehari completed pending activation, a second phase named for seven more districts, and staffed delivery of angiography, angioplasty and primary PCI backed by a special pay package.