Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday inaugurated 11 health department projects in Quetta, declaring that free medical treatment is the right of every Pakistani, particularly the people of Balochistan.

Addressing the inauguration ceremony and party workers, Bilawal said a state where only the wealthy can access healthcare is unacceptable.

“PPP’s politics is rooted in serving the common man,” he said, praising the performance of Chief Minister Balochistan Sarfraz Bugti’s team for delivering beyond expectations within two years.

Among the key projects launched was Balochistan’s first air ambulance service and its first paperless trauma centre, which Chief Minister Bugti announced would be named after Shaheed Benazir Bhutto.

Bilawal described the trauma centre staff as serving the public in the most difficult of circumstances.

Provincial Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar briefed the gathering on key achievements, stating that 164 basic health units were activated within 75 days, with work ongoing on 155 more.

He added that labour rooms have been established in 274 basic health centres across the province, routine immunisation has increased by 12 per cent, and no polio case has been reported in Balochistan in the past 18 months.

Bilawal noted that the immunisation rate had risen from 38 to 50 per cent, and praised initiatives by the Child Life Foundation and public-private partnership programmes.

He said efforts are underway to provide SIUT-level healthcare facilities in Balochistan, and announced that a NIBDU project will be launched during his next visit to the province after Eid.

He added that the Sindh and Balochistan governments will continue to collaborate across sectors, including the development of modern digital health systems.

Chief Minister Bugti called on Friday “a day of revolution” for Balochistan’s health sector, saying the province’s people had never imagined that modern medical facilities would reach their doorsteps.

He also announced the upcoming launch of the Peoples Green Bus Service in major cities of the province.