Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Inaugurates Air Ambulance and 11 Health Projects in Balochistan
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday inaugurated 11 major healthcare initiatives in Balochistan, including an air ambulance service, a digital healthcare system, and health insurance for government employees.
The initiatives are aimed at improving emergency medical response and expanding healthcare access across the province, particularly in remote and underserved regions.
The newly launched projects include the Peoples Air Ambulance, Peoples Welfare Programme, Trauma Emergency and Response Institute, Benazir Ambulance Services for Emergency Situations, Health Information and Digitalisation Unit, restoration of basic health centres, health insurance programme for government employees, expansion of ChildLife emergency services, strengthening of immunisation programmes, Bacha Khan Memorial Hospital, and drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) treatment centres.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony in Quetta, Bilawal said Pakistan’s economic difficulties had intensified due to regional and global instability.
He thanked the chief minister, governor, parliamentarians, PPP leaders, and party workers for their efforts in supporting public welfare projects across Balochistan.
Bilawal stressed that every citizen of Balochistan deserved access to free and quality healthcare services, regardless of their financial or social status.
He said healthcare facilities must reach people at their doorstep, especially those living in remote and hard-to-access areas.
Highlighting the importance of emergency services, Bilawal said the newly launched air ambulance service would play a crucial role in providing urgent medical assistance to residents in far-flung regions of the province.
He also announced the establishment of a modern trauma centre in Quetta, calling it a major step forward for emergency healthcare infrastructure in Balochistan.
The PPP chairman expressed satisfaction over the restoration and operationalisation of basic health units in Quetta, saying the move would improve access to primary healthcare services.
Bilawal further noted that the ChildLife Foundation was currently working in eight districts of Balochistan to strengthen pediatric emergency care services in partnership with provincial health authorities.
He emphasised the need to expand dialysis services in remote areas and stated that efforts would be made to extend the services of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) to Balochistan in the future.
Bilawal also highlighted progress in routine immunisation coverage in Quetta, stating that vaccination rates had improved to 50%, which he described as a positive development.
He added that healthcare reforms and improved medical facilities could help further reduce maternal and child mortality rates across the province.
