138 newly appointed doctors deployed to flood-hit districts in Punjab
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Chandigarh: Amid the ongoing flood crisis, the Punjab Health and Family Welfare Department has ordered the immediate deployment of 138 newly recruited medical officers to the seven worst flood-affected districts.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh, while directing the new officers to report immediately to the civil surgeons of their assigned districts, stated, “The health of our citizens in the flood-affected regions is our paramount concern. The presence of these 138 doctors on the ground is crucial to strengthening our healthcare delivery and tackling medical challenges in these difficult times.”
Emphasizing the urgency of the situation, Dr Balbir Singh stated, “A total of 322 Medical Officers have been given appointment orders in the first phase of the total recruitment of 1,000 medical officers. Considering the emergency situation in the wake of floods, 138 medical officers have been directed to immediately report to the civil surgeon of the flood-affected district for carrying out critical medical duties”, news agency UNI reported.
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