NCOC launches Pak Nigehbaan app regarding availability of ventilators

The government has launched “Pak Nigehban application” for the information regarding the availability of ventilators in hospitals across the country.

The launching of the latest application has been done by the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) on Sunday.

According to an official statement, the application can be downloaded from mobile app stores. It is also available at Google Drive and Covid.gov.pk.

Around 1,110 hospitals and health care centres across the country will be associated with the app, the statement said.

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The app will serve in informing healthcare workers, emergency responders and any citizen about the availability of beds and ventilators in their nearest locality, the statement said, adding that “it can be quite helpful in saving lives in emergency situations”.

Meanwhile, the statement added that the NCOC has launched the Resource Management System.

The system will syncronise around 15,459 hospitals across the country, the specialized system of RMS will also assist the provinces in evaluating facilities being given at the hospitals under their domain.

Hospitals’ list can also be checked through the system, which in turn can help in rectifying shortcomings in the medical facilities, the statement added.