'Govt To Provide Better Service Structure To Paramedics, Nurses'

Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab on Health Khawaja Salman Rafique on Friday said that the paramedics and nurses were the backbone of healthcare workforce and the government was fully committed to provide better service structure to these professionals. He was addressing at the inaugural ceremony of an International Conference on Allied Health Sciences, Nursing and Pharmacy at the University of Health Sciences (UHS), here.

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