Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif laid foundation stone of Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute University in Lahore on Sunday.

On this occasion, the Prime Minister also launched a campaign to create awareness among the people about Hepatitis disease.

Addressing the Conference on Hepatitis, the Prime Minister said this institute was a gigantic project of PML N government to serve the people.

He said that all those who are tasked with the onus to serve humanity, should strive for the provision of free-of-cost health facilities to the poor.

The prime minister said it is their collective responsibility to serve the poor by setting up health facilities like the PKLI in line with the vision of Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

He said that till this day, a total of 1000 transplants have been performed at PKLI which was another milestone.

The Prime Minister said the PKLI has now 15 billion rupees in the trust fund which would help in providing free treatment to the poor.

He said that previously, they used to send liver disease patients to other neighbouring countries.

The prime minister said during 2018, about 26 Hepatitis C filter clinics were established in the province under the umbrella of PKLI where patients were treated with great care and with free medicines.

That programme was subsequently halted due to politics, but now these filter clinics again started functioning and treatment is being provided across the province.

About the Hepatitis C programme, the prime minister said that 35 billion rupees fund has been provided by the federal government on the basis of half percent contribution by the provincial governments.

Speaking on the occasion, Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman said today, the health and education sectors always witnessed progress during the governments of PML-N which established a vast network of different renowned institutions.