KARACHI, Jan 21: Sindh Minister for Health Syed Sardar Ahmed has said that fives major cities of the province would be linked with the telemedicine system in order to provide better healthcare facilities to the rural and urban population.

He was presiding over a meeting held here to finalise the recommendations for the ‘e-health project’.

Mr Ahmed said that provision of better healthcare facilities to the people of Sindh was among the top priorities of the government.

He said the telemedicine system would initially be introduced in five districts for which survey work had been started, adding that in the first phase, Nawabshah, Hyderabad, Larkana, Badin and Sukkur would be linked with this system.

He said that a summary in this regard would be sent to the chief minister soon and an MoU would be signed between the provincial government and the e-health project authority.

The minister said that the Sindh government would provide all the funds required for this project.

He said that a standing committee comprising representatives from the two sides would be constituted to run this project and carry out monitoring, evaluation and checks.

Secretary Health Dr Naushad Sheikh, Additional Secretaries Mr Majid and Manzoor Memon, and Dr Zakiuddin Ahmed were present at the meeting.—PPI