GUJRANWALA, March 30: Almost all social security hospitals, emergency centres and dispensaries in Gujranwala, Gujrat and Sialkot are being upgraded, a social security official said here on Sunday.

Speaking at a meeting of medical officers at a social security hospital here, Punjab Social Security Commissioner Tariq Masood said 15 medical centres were working in Gujranwala district, where about 34,000 industrial workers and their family members were availing medical facilities. — Correspondent

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