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Quality or Quantity: Islamabad hospitals treated 53284 patients of major diseases

 

ISLAMABAD: An official of Ministry of Health Services told the local news agency that a total of 53284 patients of tuberculosis, hepatitis, cardiology, kidney and thalassemia were treated in hospitals of the federal capital from June to August 2015.

According to the official If seen separately, the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) treated 20177 patients, Federal Government Poly Clinic (FGPC) treated 18579 and Capital Development Authority Hospital treated  14528 patients.

The official said the government had taken several steps to control the diseases in the federal capital besides raising awareness among patients through health education.
The Poly Clinic Hospital was providing free of cost medicine to the patients.
The CDA Hospital had also organized health promotion and prevention sessions for patients and counseling was done to control diseases.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.