In order to meet any eventuality in the city and to cater to road accidents on highways, there is an urgent need for more trauma centres and to make them more effective, said Sindh Minister for Health, Dr Saghir Ahmed.

Chairing a meeting at his office to assess progress of construction of trauma centres at public hospitals, the minister instructed to expedite construction work of trauma centres at Sindh Government Hospital Qatar (SGHQ), Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) and government hospitals in Korangi and Liaquatabad respectively.

Additional Secretary Development, Dr Sri Chand; Medical Superintendent (MS) Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK), Dr Saeed Qurashy; MS SGHQ, Dr Saif; MS Sindh Government Hospital Korangi, Dr Aga; Deputy Medical Superintendent Sindh Government Hospital Liaquatabad, Dr Khalid Jamil; Dr Jamal, Dr Capt (retd) Abdul Majid and others attended the meeting, the government spokesman said on Sunday.

Later, in a meeting with senior officials of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC), the minister asked the power utility to install a PMT at the trauma centres and ensure power supply there so that the same could be opened for public soon. He said if the trauma centres were constructed, at present they could not be made functional because of lack of electricity supply. He asked the power utility officials to ensure electricity at the centres on priority basis in interest of public.