The Sindh government has proposed 10 per cent increase in healthcare budget for fiscal year 2015-16, while three institutions will be made in functional besides work on on-going health-related development projects will also be accelerated across the Sindh province for their timely completion.
Sources in the health department said that in fiscal 2014-15 the provincial government allocated Rs 43 billion for health with 20 per cent increase over last year’s allocation for the sector out of which Rs 15 billion amounts was earmarked for development schemes. They informed that the provincial government on the recommendation of health department has proposed 10 per cent increase for fiscal year 2015-16.
They informed that the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) Complex Sukkur will be made functional in the coming fiscal year and funds would also allocated for it in budget. They further informed that Liver Transplant Department in Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) will also start functioning from fiscal year 2015-16 and the government will allocate funds for this in coming budget.
The health department Sindh will take control of Jacobabad Institute of Health Sciences (JIMS), which is currently running by international organization, USAID.
Beside this, work on on-going healthcare projects will be accelerated to ensure their timely completion.