Federal govt to provide PPEs to hospitals directly, announces Asad Umar
(WorldNews Pakistan)

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar announced on Tuesday that the federal government will directly provide personal protective equipment (PPEs) to approximately 400 hospitals across Pakistan as the country`s battle against Covid-19 intensifies. He made the announcement during a press conference with Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza. He said that healthcare in Pakistan is a devolved matter and thus it is the responsibility of the provinces to provide PPEs to frontline medics in this time of crisis. But he argued that it was a time of emergency and that the government`s...