19 Sindh govt hospitals to have ICU & CCU

By Our Staff Reporter

KARACHI- Sindh government has planned to set up Intensive Care Units (ICU) and Coronary Care Units (CCU) at 19 public sector hospitals in the next financial year.

Moreover, 18 more government hospitals will be provided only ICU facility, whereas four government hospitals will have CCUs in the upcoming fiscal year.

This was stated by provincial Health Minister Jam Mahtab Hussain at a session of Sindh Assembly.

Giving break-up of ICU and CCU facilities currently available in public sector hospitals, the minister said that at present both ICU and CCU facilities are available in 15 government hospitals, only ICU facility is available in two government hospitals, while the CCU facilities are available in six public sector hospitals.