Sindh Coronavirus Emergency Fund Committee Approves Rs 466m For Purchasing 168 Ventilators

Sumaira FH Published May 30, 2020 | 04:03 PM

Sindh Coronavirus Emergency Fund Committee meeting, held with Chief Secretary Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah in the chair on Friday, sanctioned Rs.466 million from the budget of Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) for purchasing 168 ventilators

KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th May, 2020 ) :Sindh Coronavirus Emergency Fund Committee meeting, held with Chief Secretary Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah in the chair on Friday, sanctioned Rs.466 million from the budget of Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) for purchasing 168 ventilators.

It also approved Rs.237 million for the procurement of laboratory equipment, and other machinery and medical equipment, said a statement on Saturday.

The CS Sindh, who heads the Fund, informed the meeting that so far Rs.1.5 billion have been spent out of a total of Rs.3.61 billion collected in the fund.

Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah said that the medical equipment are being purchased for the Field Isolation Centers established at Expo Center and PAF Museum and other hospitals of the province.

He further said that the ventilators would be installed at different government hospitals and directed the Secretary Health to ensure the implementation of the decision.

He also directed secretary health to prepare a ventilator installation plan and share the same with NDMA and PDMA.

The Chief Secretary further directed the Secretary Health to establish Coronavirus Wards at Sindh Government Hospitals in Korangi, New Karachi, Qatar Hospital Orangi Town and Abbasi Shaheed Hospital Nazimabad.

According to a decision, the Dental Ward of Dow Hospital would also be converted into Coronavirus Ward.

He reviewed the progress on upgrading the ICUs and HDUs in public sector hospitals of province and inspection and audit of the medical equipment being delivered to hospitals.

Director General, Provincial Disaster Management Authority informed that 100 ventilators (previously ordered) will be received by June 25 this year.