Oil And Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) Operating Social Welfare Dispensaries In Four Districts

Fakhir Rizvi Published January 22, 2019 | 05:42 PM

The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), is providing free healthcare services in its all operational areas across the country

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Jan, 2019 ) :The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), is providing free healthcare services in its all operational areas across the country.

"We firmly believe that Primary healthcare is an absolute pre- requisite for sustainable socio-economic development," a senior official of the company told APP.

Under some of the CSR initiatives, he said, the company had established four social welfare dispensaries at Jehlum, Sanghar, Tando Allah yar and Karak districts to mitigate sufferings of locals residing in and around OGDCL's operational areas.

The company also constructed a dispensary at Chak Naurang to provide primary healthcare to marginalized communities living around the operational areas.

Besides, the OGDCL is holding surgical and awareness eye camps at different locations to facilitate the local community, while it was also working to sign a Memoradum of Understanding with Al-Sifa Eye Trust Hospital to provide improved services for eye related ailments.

At the eye camps organized in different areas of Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the company provided assistance to around 17,883 patients, including treatment, operations and glasses.

The official said a mother and child care centre had been established at Kabirwala, Khanewal district, blood bank at Civil Hospital Naushki, Balochistan, the company provided ambulances to Civil Hospital Shakar Dara, Kohat and Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Jand, Attock, Taluka Hospital Daharki, Ghotki and Taluka Hospital Tando Adam, Sanghar.

The OGDCL organized a medical camp for Hepatitis "B" vaccination at District Rajanpur for local community where more than one thousand patients were vaccinated.

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