Aseefa Bhutto visits SICHN, applauds free child and maternal care
IV Report KARACHI: National Assembly Member and First Lady of Pakistan, Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, visited the Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatology (SICHN) and a mother and child healthcare facility in Korangi on Thursday, accompanied by Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho and Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab. The delegation was received at the newly developed Azam Basti hospital — a SICHN facility — by Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani. Prof Dr Syed Jamal Raza, Executive Director of SICHN, led the visitors through various departments at both government-run health settings. During the visit, the delegation interacted with medical staff and met parents of young patients receiving care. According to an official handout, the visitors expressed appreciation for the dedication of healthcare professionals working to improve maternal and child health services in underserved areas of Karachi. The First Lady was briefed on SICHN’s main 200-bed facility, oper...