Shifa Tree Plantation Drive Under Prime Minister’s “Clean Green Pakistan Campaign”

Chief Operating Officer, Shifa International Hospital, Mr. Taimoor Shah inaugurated the campaign by planting “Melaleuca Bracteata” trees at Shifa International Hospital Islamabad, as a part of the “Clean Green Pakistan Initiative” to Promote Environmental Sustainability and Biodiversity. Melaleuca Bracteata is an indigenous species with the ability to adapt to climate change. The extracts from Melaleuca possess antibacterial, fungicidal, acaricidal, antioxidant, and antiviral properties. Being part of the plantation drive, Shifa International Hospital has also been planting trees in the green belt adjacent to Pitrus Bokhari Road, Islamabad.