ABBOTABAD: In a major development for child healthcare in Hazara Division, Chairman of the Board of Governors (BoG) of Ayub Medical Institution, Prof. Dr. Abid Jameel, has inaugurated new Paediatric Wards, Outpatient Department (OPD), and a Vaccination Centre at Ayub Teaching Hospital (ATH).
According to details, the new facilities have been formally inaugurated to further improve the treatment facilities for children at Ayub Teaching Hospital. This initiative will help provide better medical facilities to children and their parents coming from Hazara Division and other far-flung areas.
Speaking on the occasion, Chairman BoG Prof. Dr. Abid Jameel said that when he took over the responsibilities as Chairman of the Board of Governors, his priorities included increasing facilities for children’s treatment and providing them with a better environment.
At that time, the shortage of beds for children was a major issue, and due to the OPD being established inside the children’s emergency, patients and their attendants were facing difficulties. He said that keeping in view this need, it was decided to provide more beds for children and to allocate a spacious area for OPD, and today, by giving practical shape to these projects, the new wards and OPD have been made fully functional. Prof. Dr. Abid Jameel said that providing quality medical facilities to children and providing a better environment to patients is an important responsibility of the hospital administration.
Completion of these facilities is an important development for the people of Hazara, which will help further improve the system of treatment and care of children. The Chairman BoG appreciated the efforts of Hospital Director Dr. Sajjad Ahmed Afridi and his entire team on completion of the project and said that work should continue with the same spirit and hard work to provide better medical facilities to the public. On this occasion, Hospital Director Dr. Sajjad Ahmed Afridi also briefed the Chairman BoG about the construction of a waiting area and washrooms for the convenience of patients and their attendants outside the Children’s OPD. He also informed about the ongoing development projects in the hospital and the steps being taken to provide better facilities to the patients.
The inaugural ceremony was attended by executives of Ayub Teaching Hospital and heads of various departments. According to the administration of Ayub Teaching Hospital, the provision of new medical facilities for children is an important step towards improving health services in the institution and meeting the growing needs of patients.
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