KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the provincial government is delivering best possible health services with Public Private Partnership (PPP), therefore with PPP mode it must be strengthened by removing its teething problems. He said this while presiding over a meeting on Health Services launched under PPP mode in the province. The meeting was attended by Health Minister Dr Siknadar Mendhro, Principal Secretary to CM Sohail Rajput, Secretary Health Fazal Pechuho, Secretary Finance Hassan Naqvi and others. Minister Health Dr Sikandar Mendhro said that the District Headquarter Hospital (DHQ) Badin which has been given to Inuds Hospital management and they are operating it to their best. Secretary Health Dr Fazal Pechuho said that 111 health facilities have been given to Integrated Health services, 13 facilities in Thatta and Sujawal to medical Emergency Resilience Foundation (MERF) 39 facilities in Karachi to HANDS and District Hospital Badin to Indus Hospital. The chief minister said that the provincial government is successfully providing health services with private partnership. Therefore, a further better system may be evolved so that this partnership becomes further beneficial for people of Sindh. The chief minister also directed the health and finance departments to resolve all the outstanding issues with private partners particularly of budget. On the chief minister’s instructions, the finance department released Rs 354 million to DHQ Badin for construction of waiting areas, washrooms and such other facilities for the visitors and the patients also. The Sindh government is operating Peoples ambulance service in partnership with Amn Foundation in Sujawal and Thatta. The chief minister has approved ambulance service for Badin and Tando Mohammad Khan districts. The chief minister directed minister health to visit 111 health facilities being operated by HIS and give him their progress report. It was also decided that the health department would facilitate the private partners in expansion of their services. Published in Daily Times, August 22nd 2017.