KARACHI: Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori on Friday reviewed the state of affairs at the hospitals being run by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC).

Chairing a meeting at the Governor House, the governor said that the Abbasi Shaheed and Sobhraj Hospital were the most important medical facilities of the KMC. “Improving all medical centres at KMC, especially these two hospitals, is among my priorities,” he added.

The meeting discussed measures to improve the KMC hospitals, the provision of all facilities to the patients, and the difficulties faced in this regard.

In the meeting, the plan to provide rations to 100,000 people for six months under the Taqatwar Pakistan programme was also discussed.

The governor said that the needy patients coming to the medical centres would be given rations under the Taqatwar Pakistan programme.

The ration bag of 27kg will contain various items, and the ration has been arranged according to the household of a five-member family, he added.

The governor said that the ration bags have started reaching the governor’s house and that the needy people should get themselves registered as soon as possible.

He further said that he would personally monitor the process of the distribution of ration bags.

Karachi Administrator Dr Syed Saifur Rehman, municipal commissioner, senior director health services and the medical superintendents of hospitals were also present.

Published in Dawn, June 3rd, 2023