PESHAWAR
In order to remove bottlenecks in the operationalization of Khyber Institute of Child Health Peshawar (KICH), an important meeting was held here on Wednesday at Chief Minister’s House Peshawar with Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Justice (R) Syed Arshad Hussain Shah in the chair.
Advisor to CM on Health Dr. Riaz Anwar, Additional Chief Secretary Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah, Secretary Health Mehmood Aslam, Chief Executive Officer PESCO Qazi Tahir, Director General Peshawar Development Authority Khalid Mehmood and other relevant officials attended the meeting.
Briefing the meeting about progress on KICH, it was told that project was launched in 2013 under federal Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) with the objective to provide a specialized medical facility for children.
The meeting was informed that, around 90 percent civil work had been completed on the project, however, the concerned authorities were facing issues in operationalization of KICH due to unavailability of gas and electricity connections and external sewerage line for waste disposal of hospital.
Besides release of funds for procurement of medical equipment, creation of new posts was also required for functionalization of hospital.
The Chief Minister directed the Peshawar Development Authority to chalk out a plan for the construction of sewerage line for hospital and take necessary measures for its early construction.
He also directed the authorities concerned to move a case for approval of SNE for KICH in the next cabinet meeting.
He also directed the quarters concerned to devise a plan in coordination with high ups of SNGPL and PESCO for provision of gas and electricity facility to the hospital.
Addressing the participants, Arshad Hussain Shah Said that, issue of release of funds for procurement of medical equipment for hospital would be taken up with relevant authorities at federal level.
He added that KICH was of vital importance for the citizens of province and no further delay would be tolerated in its operationalization.
