LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Friday visited Mayo Hospital to inquire after the health of those injured in Anarkali blast.
He visited the injured one by one and inquired about the standard of treatment and other facilities being provided to them at the hospital.
He consoled the injured and appreciated doctors for conducting five successful surgeries of an injured, Shiraz. The CM directed the Lahore commissioner to provide financial assistance to Shiraz. The injured thanked the chief minister for facilities being provided to them. Usman Buzdar also inquired after the health of other patients under treatment at the hospital.
An elderly patient said that he was provided free treatment on the health card. The CM appreciated doctors and their staff for whole-heartedly treating the injured. Talking to the media, Usman Buzdar said that no effort was being spared to provide free and the best treatment to the injured. “The government will not leave the victims of the blast alone,” he added. He vowed that the accused would not escape punishment. “The coward enemy is targeting civilians. However, they will be defeated,” asserted the CM. Principal Secretary to the CM, Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Department secretary, and Lahore commissioner and deputy commissioner were also present on the occasion.
COMMISSIONER, DC ORDER BEST MEDICAL CARE FOR INJURED
Commissioner Usman Younis and Deputy Commissioner Umar Chattha visited the Mayo Hospital and inquired after the injured of Anarkali blast here on Friday.
They directed staff to ensure the best possible treatment for patients. The commissioner said as per directives of the Punjab government, the best treatment facilities were being provided to the injured, adding that special counters were also established by the administration at the hospital to facilitate relatives of the injured. He said that 21 patients were discharged from the hospital while an injured was in a critical condition.
LIVESTOCK SECRETARY VISITS UVAS
Punjab Livestock & Dairy Development Department Secretary Naveed Haider Sherazi paid a visit to the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Ravi Campus Pattoki, on Friday.
After planting a sapling in front of Akram Complex, the Secretary presided over a meeting held at Ravi Campus and sought suggestions and technical input from the participants for the production of foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine. Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad, Dean Faculty of Animal Production and Technology Prof Dr Anjum Khalique and other senior faculty members were present. Prof Dr Khushi Muhammad gave detailed presentation in a meeting on Training Centre for Biologics Production (TCBP) project.
He spoke about the objectives, functions of various laboratories work which established in TCBP including Media Preparation Lab, Cell Culture Lab, Virus Culture Lab, Antigen Processing Lab, Vaccine Formulation Lab, Vaccine Filling and Packaging Lab, Vaccine Storage Room and Water Treatment System of TCBP project regarding the vaccine production to eradicate foot and mouth deadly disease.
Speaking on the occasion, Secretary Livestock Naveed Haider Sherazi appreciated UVAS’ state-of-the-art disease diagnostic labs facilities, quality of education & research, dairy management training and providing clinical services for the benefit of poor farming community. He said joint effort of UVAS and Livestock Department was the key way to control FMD for the development of livestock farming community and sector in the country.
Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad said that TCBP would impart technical training in biologics production to the internee candidates came from public and private sector vaccine production units as well as final year students of UVAS. He said UVAS was providing veterinary and advisory services to livestock farming community for their profitability.
The Secretary visited along with UVAS Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad in various sections of Central Laboratory Complex (CLC) which comprised of different laboratories Animal Nutrition Lab, Diagnostic lab, Genetics and Genomics lab, Feed chemistry lab, Meat Technology lab, Feed Hygiene and Safety lab and In-vitro Embryo production lab.
All the heads of the CLC laboratories briefed the secretary regarding the functioning, researches, food & feed analysis and services for poultry, dairy and feed industries and also for livestock farmers as well.
Earlier, they also visited various departments of Ravi Campus including Milk Plant, Clinics (clinical Centrum), different sections of Training Centre for Biologics Production TCBP, Dairy Training and Research Center and Prof Dr Akram Educational Complex especially its Library, Seminar Room, Students Cafeteria and Admin Office etc.
