PESHAWAR - Khaber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Labour and Culture Shaukat Ali Yousafzai on Saturday said the provincial government had upgraded Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital Besham, district Shangla, to Category-C with the estimated cast of Rs300 million.
Talking to a delegation from district Shangla, he said that after up-gradation, capacity of beds in the hospital would be increased to 110 from 40 while seven more specialties would also be extended to the hospital.
Shaukat Yousafzai said 125 doctors, paramedics and other employees for the hospital would be recruited shortly who would serve the people. He said that up-gradation of hospital would help extend best health facilities to poor people of Besham at their doorstep and they would not need to go to Mingora and Abbottabad for treatment.
He said provision of free medical facilities was the top most priority of the PTI government and extension of Sehat Insaf Card to the whole province was a major step in this connection.