Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that the provincial government follows proactive governance, focusing on preventive healthcare to protect the people of the province.
Addressing the launching ceremony of the Community Health Inspectors programme in Lahore today, she said that 55,000 trained inspectors will soon step into the field to provide healthcare services directly to households. She emphasized that prevention is better than treatment, adding that the government will go door to door to ensure timely care.
Maryam Nawaz Sharif said the programme is transformative and highlighted the role of women, saying that when mothers, sisters, and daughters serve in the field, Punjab will progress rapidly. She called the inspectors her “eyes, ears, and pride” and praised their dedication after months of rigorous training.
The Chief Minister said the inspectors will create digital health profiles for every household, conduct basic diagnostic tests, including blood sugar checks, and provide essential injections. Patients needing further treatment will be referred to hospitals.
She added that clinics-on-wheels and field hospitals have already provided medical care to nearly 30 million people in Punjab. Free medicines for cancer, heart diseases, diabetes, and hepatitis are also being delivered to patients at their doorsteps.
Maryam Nawaz Sharif highlighted the government’s ongoing healthcare expansion, including new cardiology institutes in Sargodha, Sahiwal, and Murree, and a cath lab in Jhelum, with similar facilities soon to be opened in Jhang.
