Punjab to Set Up Stroke Centers in Every Division

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved the establishment of stroke centers in every division of the province as part of a wider expansion of emergency stroke treatment facilities.

Key points

• In Lahore, Primary Stroke Centers have been set up at Services Hospital, Mayo Hospital, Ganga Ram Hospital, Jinnah Hospital, General Hospital, Children's Hospital, and Shahdara Teaching Hospital.
• The administration has additionally established stroke centers at Children's Hospitals in Multan and Faisalabad, Sadiq Abbasi Hospital Bahawalpur, Nishtar-II, Teaching Hospital Sargodha, and Allied Hospital-II Faisalabad.
• The provincial administration additionally intends to establish neuro-angiography suites this year at Teaching Hospital Rawalpindi, Allied Hospital Faisalabad, Nishtar-II Multan, and Teaching Hospital Sargodha.
• Primary Stroke Centers are additionally operational at District Headquarters hospitals in Sheikhupura, Mandi Bahauddin, Kasur, Khanewal, Vehari, and Multan.
• Stroke-treatment injections are available at DHQ hospitals in Bhakkar, Layyah, Gujranwala, Narowal, Jhang, Jhelum, Toba Tek Singh, Sahiwal, and Gujrat.

Notably, the decision was taken during a session chaired by the chief minister in Lahore on Monday, where office-holders reviewed progress under the Chief Minister's Stroke Program. KP Govt Intends to Keep 20% Income From Sehat Card.

While another 17 are projected to become functional by December, the session was informed that 40 Primary Stroke Centers are already fully operational throughout Punjab.

So far, 336 stroke patients have reportedly been saved from permanent disability after reaching designated stroke centers in time after an attack.

Trained doctors and medical staff are available at the 40 operational centers. It additionally have a stock of 710 Tenecteplase (TNK) injections for stroke treatment.

For context, the provincial administration additionally intends to establish neuro-angiography suites this year at Teaching Hospital Rawalpindi, Allied Hospital Faisalabad, Nishtar-II Multan, and Teaching Hospital Sargodha.

Comprehensive Stroke Centers are already operating at the Punjab Institute of Neurosciences in Lahore and the Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology.

In Lahore, Primary Stroke Centers have been set up at Services Hospital, Mayo Hospital, Ganga Ram Hospital, Jinnah Hospital, General Hospital, Children's Hospital, and Shahdara Teaching Hospital. New Drug Offers Treatment Option for Rare Bone Disease.

Stroke-treatment injections are additionally available at Nishtar Hospital Multan, Allama Iqbal Hospital Sialkot, Sheikh Zayed Hospital Rahim Yar Khan, Holy Family Hospital Rawalpindi, Allied Hospital Faisalabad, Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur, and Allama Iqbal Hospital Dera Ghazi Khan.

Furthermore, stroke-treatment injections are available at DHQ hospitals in Bhakkar, Layyah, Gujranwala, Narowal, Jhang, Jhelum, Toba Tek Singh, Sahiwal, and Gujrat.

In practice, the administration has additionally established stroke centers at Children's Hospitals in Multan and Faisalabad, Sadiq Abbasi Hospital Bahawalpur, Nishtar-II, Teaching Hospital Sargodha, and Allied Hospital-II Faisalabad. Stay Connected with ProPakistani. Obtain the latest news and stories wherever you prefer. Follow on Google Discover.

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Taken together, the developments around punjab to Set Up Stroke Centers in Every Division point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.