LAHORE: The syndicate meeting of Faisalabad Medical University (FMU) on Thursday approved funds worth Rs3.5 billion to settle outstanding liabilities for the procurement of medicines and other expenditures in the teaching hospitals affiliated with the varsity.
Chaired by Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique, the meeting was held at the Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department.
Participants who joined via video link meeting included FMU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Asghar Naqi, University of Health Sciences VC Maj Gen retired Sohail Sabir; Additional Secretary of the Higher Education Department Zahida Azhar and other syndicate members.
A spokesperson for the health department said that various agenda items were presented during the proceedings.
He said that an implementation report regarding the decision made during the 17th syndicate meeting of FMU was also presented.
During Thursday’s syndicate meeting, administrative and academic positions for Faisalabad Medical University were approved.
The spokesperson said that authorisation was granted for a two-year contract covering the services and maintenance of the Cobalt-60 unit, an external beam radiation therapy (teletherapy) machine that uses the radioactive isotope cobalt-60 to treat cancer.
An allocation of Rs919 million was also approved for the Allied Hospital-I, Faisalabad, for the procurement of a linear accelerator.
Published in Dawn, October 30th, 2026
