KARACHI, May 19: The Sindh Minister for Labour, Transport and Industries has directed concerned officials of SESSI to complete development works going on in different hospitals and medical centers as early as possible so that provision of effective medical facility for workers and their family could be ensured.

Reviewing progress report of different development projects in several SESSI hospitals throughout the province, he said all material and human resources be utilized so that better health services for workers and their families could be materialized.

It was informed that work on seven different projects in SESSI hospitals and medical centers is going on, and a total of Rs15.473 million have been allocated for these projects.

Under the project, Social Security Dhabeji Medical Centre has been upgraded and medical facility to workers and their families is being provided at the medical centre. Social Security Hospital at Nooriabad has been upgraded from 10 beds to 20-bed hospital and Rs0.832 were spent for upgrading the hospital. Ambulance, X-ray and laboratory facility has been provided in the hospital besides maternity facility.

Construction work of a ward consisting of 10-beds and a labour room in Social Security Hospital Kotri has been completed at a cost of 2.724 million rupees.—PPI