KARACHI, Dec 31: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro on Monday inaugurated an emergency operation theatre at the Civil Hospital, which has been established with the financial assistance of 1976 graduates of Dow Medical College.

The theatre has been equipped with all available modern facilities, including two operation theatres and a self- sufficient support area to ensure provision of better facilities to the patients, their visitors and the paramedics.

Besides, a generator has been installed to ensure an uninterrupted power supply to the unit.

Mr Soomro paid tributes to the former DMC students for their contribution to the cause of the ailing humanity.

The governor, referring to the endeavours of the government for dispensation of health facilities to the people, said due to financial constraints it was unable to fulfil its obligations.

“Unless the community does not come forward to supplement the government’s efforts, the health issues will continue multiplying,” he added.

He informed that the government was proceeding against inapt, inefficient and corrupt employees, while encouraging those who are efficient, hardworking and devoted to their work.

According to him over the years the problems facing the province has piled up and it would take monumental and innovative efforts to phase them out.

The provincial minister for health, Ahsan Ahmad, said on the occasion that besides major hospitals the government was making efforts in ameliorating the conditions of suburbs hospitals.

Terming the launching of the new project as unique, he announced an amount of Rs2 million as donation on behalf of his ministry.

Describing the cooperation of the former students as vital for development of any institute, he said similar experience has proved to be a major success at the Liaquat Medical University.

The minister also attended a ceremony in connection with the 25th annual re-union of 1976 class of Dow Medical College. The programme was chaired by Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro, while Prof Rizvi was chief guest on the occasion.

The CHK’s medical superintendent, Dr Naushad Shaikh, praised the cooperation of philanthropists for provision of medical facilities in the hospital.

He informed that ten non-governmental organizations were carrying out welfare activities in the hospital and medical facilities worth Rs65 million were being provided with the cooperation of the well-to-do people.

He announced that with the cooperation of the philanthropists, the Civil Hospital would be brought at par with any private hospital of high standard.

He said keeping in view the problems of attendants of the patients, plans were afoot for construction of six sheds in the hospital premises at a cost of Rs1.5 million.—PPI/APP