Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 24: To promote Indian system treatment facilities in the State, the Government is considering appointing ISM Doctors and Pharmacists at all New Type Primary Health Centres opened in various parts of the State in recent past.
This was revealed by Minister of State for Health (Independent Charge) Shabir Ahmed Khan, while chairing a review meeting of the ISM Department.
The Minister said that Government has submitted a proposal for engaging 436 ISM medicos and 436 ISM pharmacists in 436 new PHCs to the Centre for approval under NRHM funding. He said concerned authorities have been directed to pursue the matter vigorously at the Centre to facilitate early engagement of these doctors and pharmacists in such health institutions.
Director ISM, Dr. Abdul Kabir, Deputy Directors and Assistant Directors of all districts, besides medical superintendents of ISM hospitals attended the meeting.
The Director ISM gave a detailed power point presentation on physical and financial achievements of the department.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister stressed for strict implementation of dress code in all health institutions, besides ensuring monitoring of developmental projects by the concerned Assistant Directors of the districts for time bound completion of the same.
The Minister issued on the spot instructions for cancellation of all attachments in health institutions of the department, besides holding of regular meetings of Rogi Kalyan Samitis in consultation with concerned MLAs. He also instructed for stocking of adequate life saving medicine in remote health institutions for convenience of people, adding that patient care was the priority of the Government and any negligence in this regard will not be tolerated.
The Minister assured the employees of the department that Government would consider all their genuine demands sympathetically.
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