Governor KP launches KMU Eight Allied Health Sciences Institutes

Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Shah Farman said that all health institutions and hospitals of the province need to be equipped with modern facilities to cope with new challenges. He expressed these views during a launching ceremony of eight Allied Health Sciences Institutes in 7 districts of KP and Islamabad by the Khyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar at Governor House Peshawar. Allied Health Sciences Institutes of KMU have established in Lakki Marwat, Kohat, Kurram, Mardan, Swabi, Dir Lower, Swat and federal capital Islamabad.
Addressing the function, Governor Shah Farman appreciated the initiative of KMU to set up the Allied Health Sciences Institute in remote districts of the province. He said that the services and role of KMU in the health sector need no praise, adding that the provisions of health facilities in remote areas of the province under the auspices of KMU was not only aimed at providing opportunities to the youth but was also based on justice with the people there.
Minister Health and Finance Taimur Saleem Jhagra, Minister Higher Education Deptt Kamran Bangash, Member Provincial Assembly Sumaira Shams, Secretary Higher Education Dawood Khan, Vice Chancellor KMU Prof.  Dr. Zia ul Haq, Vice Chancellor University of Peshawar Prof. Dr. Muhammad Idrees, Vice Chancellor Agricultural University Peshawar Prof.  Dr. Bakht Jahan and others attended the function.