ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Health Dr Nadeem Jan on Thursday visited the under-construction King Hamad University of Nursing and reviewed the ongoing construction work and expressed his satisfaction.
The project manager while giving a detailed briefing about the construction work said that the project will be completed by the end of 2024.
The minister asked the relevant authorities to complete the remaining work of the university within two months. The project manager assured the minister to complete the project within two months.
Dr. Nadeem Jan said that King Hamad University of Nursing is a state-of-the-art university from which every year 500 nurses will receive their diplomas.
He added that the university is a gift from Bahrain to the government of Pakistan.
The minister said that nursing is the backbone of any health sector and this sector has extreme importance in Pakistan.
He went on to say that Pakistan is facing a shortage of nurses and the government has prepared an integrated strategy to meet this shortage.
He said that large-scale reforms to improve the field of nursing are underway.
