Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Friday said the government was taking practical measures for providing better healthcare facilities to the masses and encouraging private sector to join hands in this regard.
Addressing the 6th Annual Sports at Sharif Medical and Dental College (SMDC) here, he said in today’s competitive world only those nations could survive that worked hard for betterment and prosperity of their country.
The Prime Minister said social service and helping the ailing humanity was next to worship.
He appealed to the philanthropists to promote the spirit and culture of goodwill, brotherhood and harmony by taking lead in serving the needy as this was the way to establish a welfare society and make the country a hub of peace and prosperity.
Nawaz Sharif said in the present fast-paced world, medical profession had assumed greater significance in view of the ever increasing complexity and severity of many diseases.
Due to unprecedented population growth, increasing environmental pollution and excessive use of chemicals in food processing, new diseases had come to surface, he added.
The Prime Minister said previously curable diseases had become now more difficult to treat.
Medical was a noble profession as doctors served humanity, he said and added that relationship between a patient and a doctor required adherence to the ethics of this noble profession.
Nawaz Sharif said it was a fact that good health was imperative to live a vigorous life as a healthy person not only lived longer, but also proved to be a productive member of the society.