RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Caretaker Minister for Primary and Secondary Healthcare and Population Welfare Dr Jamal Nasir on Saturday said the government had introduced postgraduateclasses for doctors in the district headquarters hospitals of Attock, Bhakkar, Mandi Bahauddin and Jhang with the support of the College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPSP).

Besides the posts of specialist doctors will also be increased in DHQ hospitals of Punjab.

He was speaking as a special guest at the 56th annual convocation of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (CPSP).

President of the World Federation of Medical Education Ricardo Leon, President of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan, Professor Dr Khalid Masood Gondal, Senior Vice President Prof Mohammad Shoaib Shafi, Lt. Gen Arshad Wasim, heads of other health institutions, besides students, teachers and parents participated in the convocation.

Dr Jamal Nasir said that discussions with the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan have been completed and formal orders have also been issued for starting postgraduate classes in DHQ hospitals of these districts.

The caretaker minister said two new cancer hospitals are being established in Lahore, which will be made operational within a short period of two months.

He said that one cancer hospital will be established in Manawan area of Lahore while the other one will be established in Punjab Kidney and Liver Transplant Institute, Lahore.

He said that CPSP has become an international organisation and it’s regional centres have been set up in England, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Nepal.

He said that doctors who obtained degrees from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan are rendering their services not only in Pakistan but also in foreign countries.

Later, the caretaker minister also distributed shields among the CPSP officials and awarded degrees to the graduating students.

Published in Dawn, November 5th, 2023