President Dr Arif Alvi pays surprise visit to NICH.

KARACHI -- President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday paid surprise visit to National Institute of Child Health (NICH) to inspect facilities being provided to the patients, media reported.

He visited different wards of the hospital and inquired about the health of the under treatment patients.

Speaking to newsmen, the president said four to five kids are being treated at single bed of the hospital. The motive of surprise visit to NICH was to get information about the actual position of service delivery.

President Dr Arif Alvi underlined the need of establishment of more NICH units across the Sindh province.

Replying to a question, he said the federal government, in the light of the Supreme Court orders, taking back the control of three hospitals from Sindh government including, NICH, NICVD and Jinnah Hospital.

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