The Punjab government has decided to establish a stroke centre in every division of the province.
The government says it has already made functional 40 stroke centres at in various areas. The authorities will establish another 17 till the end of year, December, 2026.
Punjab chief minister Maryam Nawaz took the decision during a meeting here on Monday. Officials briefed the meeting on progress under the Chief Minister’s Stroke Programme.
They told the meeting that medics timely treated 336 stroke patients at designated stroke centres, saving their lives and preventing permanent disability.
According to the briefing, the 40 functional primary stroke centres have trained doctors and staff for the treatment of stroke patients, while 710 TNK injections are available at these facilities.
The authorities have planned Neuroangiography suites this year at Teaching Hospital Rawalpindi. Allied Hospital Faisalabad, Nishtar-II Multan and Teaching Hospital Sargodha.
The Punjab government has already made operational comprehensive stroke centres at the Punjab Institute of Neurosciences Lahore and Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology.
Stroke Centres in Lahore:
It established primary stroke centres established at Services Hospital. Mayo Hospital, Ganga Ram Hospital, Jinnah Hospital, General Hospital. And Children’s Hospital and Shahdara Teaching Hospital in Lahore.
The officials informed the meeting that the government has made available stroke injections at Nishtar Hospital Multan. Allama Iqbal Hospital Sialkot, Sheikh Zayed Hospital Rahim Yar Khan. Holy Family Hospital Rawalpindi, Allied Hospital Faisalabad. Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur and Allama Iqbal Hospital Dera Ghazi Khan.
The government has made functional primary stroke centres at the district headquarters hospitals in Sheikhupura. Mandi Bahauddin, Kasur, Khanewal, Vehari and Multan.
They made available stroke treatment injections at DHQ hospitals in Bhakkar, and Layyah. Gujranwala, Narowal, Jhang, Jhelum, Toba Tek Singh, Sahiwal and Gujrat.
The government has established stroke centres at the Children’s Hospitals in Multan and Faisalabad. Sadiq Abbasi Hospital Bahawalpur, Nishtar-II, Teaching Hospital Sargodha and Allied Hospital-II Faisalabad.
