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‘Shahbaz govt signed expensive contract’

2019-06-28
LAHORE: Health Minister Dr Yasmeen Rashid says the previous Punjab government signed a memorandum of understanding with the ‘Medi Urge’ company of 20 mobile health units and Rs2.5 million were monthly expenses of one mobile health unit, according to the contract.

“Now we’re running these free mobile health units in only Rs1 million per month,” she said, adding that free medical facilities through these mobile health units were being provided in Lahore, Multan, Bahawalpur, Sheikhupura and Rahim Yar Khan, says a handout.

More than 150 million patients have been provided free medical facilities through these free mobile health units in Punjab. Patients can get the free medical facility of X-ray, ultrasound, all blood tests, oxygen and medicines through these free mobile health units.