QUETTA: Provincial Health Minister, Bakht Muhammad Kakar, has announced that 164 inactive Basic Health Units (BHUs) throughout Balochistan will be made operational on August 14, marking Pakistan’s Independence Day.
Speaking during a session of the Balochistan Assembly, Health Minister said that these BHUs had remained inactive for years but have now been restored under the provincial government’s revitalization initiative.
He informed that Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti to inaugurate the facilities as part of the Balochistan’s healthcare transformation efforts.
Kakar emphasized that the dual-purpose impact of these reforms enhancing healthcare access and creating job opportunities.
He further said that 1,400 medical officers, from Grade 17 and above, have been promoted and will be deployed to underserved areas to ensure better medical coverage. These appointments are also set to benefit unemployed doctors in the province.
Kakar underscored a key milestone in service transparency, announcing that for the first time in Balochistan’s history, the entire medicine distribution system has been digitized.
Minister also noted that the long-inactive Cath Lab at Quetta’s Civil Hospital has been made fully functional, where more than 500 cardiac procedures have been completed in the past two months.
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Bakht Kakar reiterated the provincial government’s commitment to delivering quality healthcare and building a more efficient, and accessible medical system for the people of Balochistan.
