RAWALPINDI: The District Health Authority (DHA) Rawalpindi has set up a state-of-the-art maternity centre at the Red Crescent Complex to provide healthcare to mothers and children.

Chief Executive Officer DHA Dr Ansar Ishaq told this news agency that the centre comprised 100 beds while free-of-cost labour room and operation theatre facilities were available to the patients.

He said the centre would also provide free-of-cost ultrasound, laboratory and gynae facilities to the ailing segments of society.

Dr Ansar added that initially seven gynecologists would deal with the expecting mothers from 8am to 8pm.

He said the health department was determined to provide best health facilities to the citizens. APP