Children emergency rooms planned in hospitals

PESHAWAR: In order to reduce infant mortality rate and to ensure availability of quality emergency care facilities to children, The KP government has decided in principle to establish specialized children emergency rooms and telemedicine satellite centers in public sector hospitals.

The decision was taken at a meeting with Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur in the chair. The meeting was told that nine state of the art emergency rooms and 100 telemedicine satellite centers would be established in the hospitals.

The proposed emergency rooms and telemedicine centers would be equipped with modern instruments alongside 24/7 availability of specialized doctors and other paramedical staff. 

It was agreed in the meeting that an MoU to this effect will be signed between the health department and Child Life Foundation after the formal approval of the provincial cabinet.

The chief minister termed the establishment of centers need of the hour and directed the quarters concerned for  finalization of homework as soon as possible and table the matter before the cabinet for formal approval.