KARACHI: Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho, in a letter on Saturday, asked the federal government to withdraw its letter about taking the administrative control of three health facilities in Karachi.
The federal health authorities had initiated proceedings to take over the three health facilities in Karachi – National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre and National Institute of Child Health – by allocating over Rs14 billion in the federal budget for these institutions.
The provincial health minister, in her letter, said that the province was facing serious Covid-19 emergency and the provincial government was attending the situation wholeheartedly.
“The federal government in a decision on July 07, 2019, had granted approval of handing over these hospitals to the province,” the letter read. The National Health Services Regulation Division had also clarified the situation in this regard, the letter added.
Dr Azra requested the federal government to cancel its letter about taking the administrative control of three hospitals in Karachi.
She asked the Centre to work hand in hand with the province against Covid-19.
The provincial health minister sent details of the expenditure made by the province in three hospitals. The letter also attached the judgment of the Supreme Court (SC) over the matter.
