ISLAMABAD, June 7: The capital will get a budgetary allocation of Rs187.63 million under different projects, including setting up of a Burn Care Centre at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), in the health sector during the fiscal year 2003-04.

The government has earmarked Rs30 million for the burn care centre, the total estimated cost of which is Rs180 million.

In the absence of burn units in the NWFP and AJK, Pims is getting a lot of referral cases.

An amount of Rs10 million has also been allocated for provision of Cardiac Surgery facility at Pims. The total estimated cost of the project is Rs40 million, and Rs30 million has already been spent in this regard. Similarly, another allocation of Rs39 million will for the Quaid-i-Azam Post Graduate Medical College at Pims. The total cost of the project is Rs87 million, and Rs52.7 million has been spent so far.

For the upgradation and renovation of the Federal Government Services Hospital, commonly known as Polyclinic, a hefty amount of Rs40.8 million has been reserved. The total estimated cost of the project is Rs285.2 million, and Rs111.3 million has already been spent. Similarly, for the renovation and upgradation of facilities at Pims, Rs12.771 million has been fixed, while the total cost of the project is Rs273 million. So far, Rs260 million has been consumed under this head.

An amount of Rs3 million has been fixed for the College of Medical Technology at the National Institute of Health (NIH). The allocations also contain Rs5 million for in-country training programme for safe motherhood at MCH Centre, Pims. Out of the total allocation, Rs4 million is foreign assistance, while the remaining amount is local contribution. The total cost of the project is Rs24 million.

Similarly, Rs5 million will be released for the construction of hostels for girl students at NIH, and another Rs5 million for the establishment of Policy Analysis and Reform Unit at the health ministry, Islamabad. The total cost of the project is Rs39.7 million.

The government has also earmarked Rs37 million for the Health Services Academy in Islamabad.