Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, while addressing a ceremony in Quetta, said that being poor should not mean that a person cannot receive medical treatment, adding that free and quality healthcare is the basic right of every citizen of the country.
He said that the trauma center established in Quetta is a modern 150 bed hospital equipped with advanced facilities including ICU and HDU services, while a paperless system has also been introduced at the hospital.
Bilawal Bhutto said that he was highly impressed by the establishment of the modern trauma hospital in Quetta and that the hospital’s services would be compared with major hospitals across Pakistan.
He said that the trauma center would become the first public hospital in Balochistan to provide 100 percent free and quality treatment.
The PPP chairman stated that a doctor had left Saudi Arabia to serve at the Quetta Trauma Center, which he described as a sign of confidence in the project.
He said that the Chief Minister of Balochistan had initiated and completed several projects within two years, while also promising that all development projects would be completed within five years.
Bilawal Bhutto said that today’s program included the inauguration of 20 projects, but he was inaugurating 11 projects today, while the remaining projects would be inaugurated after Eid. Smiling, he remarked, “I said keep inviting me again and again.”
He said that it had always been his wish to launch healthcare projects in Balochistan similar to those in Sindh so that people could receive free and quality medical treatment at their doorstep.
During his address, he said that the education and health sectors are directly linked to the public, and that the Pakistan Peoples Party has always strived to provide better healthcare facilities to the people.
Bilawal Bhutto said that economic difficulties affect underdeveloped areas and vulnerable segments of society the most, and if these issues are not controlled, they could turn into an economic crisis.
He said that it should not be the case that only wealthy people can afford treatment, because everyone needs medical care at some point in life.
The PPP chairman said that the Pakistan Peoples Party believes in people friendly and pro poor politics, and helping the common man remains the central focus of the party’s politics.
He said that the province of Balochistan is rich in natural resources, and if proper planning is carried out, significant improvements can be brought to the lives of its people.
Bilawal Bhutto said that the polio vaccination campaign was launched by Benazir Bhutto during her tenure, while severe challenges were also faced during the famine situation in Tharparkar. However, he added that their performance is now better than that of other provinces.
