Punjab to get 9000 doctors, paramedics soon: Dr Vijay Singla

The minister for Health and Family Welfare Punjab, Dr. Vijay Singla said this while presiding over a state-level function held to observe World Malaria Day on Saturday.

He added that the state government was committed to providing the best infrastructure for the health sector in order to assure the safety of the people with vector-borne diseases like Malaria and dengue, the state government will soon be buying 100 fogging machines worth Rs 50 lacs. Besides this free treatment for vector-borne diseases is already being provided at the government-run hospitals. He said that the health department was working around the clock to make Punjab Malaria free by the year 2024.

Sardulgarh MLA Gurpreet Singh Banawali appreciated the efforts of the government by holding block health fairs and asked that such health fairs should also be held regularly at the village level. Deputy commissioner Mansa Jaspreet Singh assured the health minister that district administration Mansa was committed to putting an end to the vector-borne diseases through the means of providing the best Health Services as well as creating awareness among the people.

The health minister honored health officials of districts Amritsar, Barnala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, Patiala, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, SBS Nagar, Sangrur, and Tarn Taran for showing excellent work in controlling vector-borne diseases. On this occasion, SSP Mansa Mr. Gaurav Toora, SDM Sardulgarh Manisha Rana, SDM Mansa Harjinder Singh Jassal, Dr. OP Goojra, Dr. Rakesh Sehgal, Dr. Gagandeep Singh Grover, Dr. Umesh Chawla, Dr. Janak Raj were also present.