333 urban wellness centres to come up in Punjab, says Singla

FARIDKOT : The Punjab government will set up 333 urban wellness centres in urban and semiurban areas across the state, health minister Dr Vijay Singla announced on Friday taking a step forward towards implementing the Delhi’s health model in the state

Dr Singla along with Vidhan Sabha speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan reached the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) at Faridkot to attend the 16th annual conference of the North Zone Association of Plastic Surgeons on Friday. “The state government has prepared a proposal to set up 333 urban wellness centres in urban areas of Punjab. A special fund will be allocated in the budget for this project. The government will be utilising public buildings and the rest of the infrastructure, including machines, and laboratories would be provided by the department. Doctors would also be posted there,” he said while requesting doctors that their help would be required to make it work.

Dr Singla said the AAP government will do everything to improve the health services in the state.

“The government will improve the existing health infrastructure and streamline super-speciality branches. We will bring Punjab’s health sector to that level after which the private sector has to compete with affordable charges,” he said.

Launches two initiatives CHANDIGARH: Health minister Dr Vijay Singla on Friday launched two new initiatives of the health department which are aimed at creating awareness amongst masses as well as for disseminating health information up to the grass-root level.