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Building a Future-Ready Nursing Workforce for Punjab
The Punjab Nursing & Health Workforce Reform Program is a flagship initiative of the Government of Punjab, implemented through the Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Department (SHC&MED) with financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Program modernizes nursing education, strengthens institutional capacity, and establishes internationally benchmarked Centers of Excellence to produce competent, globally competitive nursing professionals.
Centers of Excellence
Locations Across Punjab
Program Snapshot
The Program, at a glance
- Executing Agency
- SHC&MED
- Implementing Unit
- Program Implementation Unit (PIU)
- Development Partner
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Financing Modality
- Results-Based Lending (RBL)
- Implementation Period
- 2026 – 2030
- Centers of Excellence
- Lahore • Multan • Rawalpindi
A workforce Punjab can rely on
A resilient, competent, and internationally recognized nursing workforce contributing to high-quality healthcare and improved health outcomes across Punjab.
Reform across every layer of the system
Strengthening nursing education and health workforce systems through institutional reform, faculty development, digital transformation, governance improvements, and strategic partnerships.
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Three ways this reform reaches Punjab's nurses
Three provincial hubs
Climate-resilient hubs for nursing education, research and simulation-based learning.
Investing in nursing educators
Merit-based MScN and PhD opportunities through university partnerships.
Results that can be tracked
Follow implementation progress against the verified results framework.
Learning by doing
Modern simulation-based nursing education
State-of-the-art simulation laboratories, smart classrooms, digital learning and research facilities will help prepare nursing professionals for real-world clinical practice.
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