LAHORE: The Punjab Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Department has launched special audit of two teaching hospitals of Lahore in respect of local purchase of medicines and other surgical instruments for the financial year 2019-20 and 2020-21.

A three-member audit committee, comprising Deputy Director Internal Audit Wing Alamdar Hussain as convener, Deputy Director Financial Management Cell Hammadur Rab and Manager Specialised Healthcare Shafique Hussain as members has been constituted by the department.

Presiding over a meeting here on Monday, Specialised Healthcare Secretary Barrister Nabeel Ahmad Awan said the decision to conduct special audit of government hospitals was taken in view of the growing complaints about purchase of medicines. He said the scope of the audit would be extended later [phase-wise] to all teaching hospitals. He said the audit team would assess the procurement of LP in accordance with rules and procedures.

Published in Dawn, July 13th, 2021