To ensure early detection of diseases and their timely cure, the Punjab government plans to evolve a diagnostic system under which every person in the state will be checked at least once a year.
An announcement to this effect was made by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today while presiding over the inaugural function of the 21st Annual National Conference - 2013 of the Association of Medical Biochemists of India (AMBICON) here.
Badal said that the need of the hour was to ensure best and correct clinical testing of patients based on effective laboratory diagnostic system at cheaper rates.
The Chief Minister said that the medical biochemist doctors could play a major role in disease detection, which could be followed by effective treatment under the expert supervision of doctors.
Badal said about Rs 350 crore had been spent by the state government during its last tenure for the upgradation of the government healthcare network across the state for providing quality treatment to the patients at affordable rates.
All the three government medical colleges at Amristar, Patiala and Faridkot were being upgraded, he said.
Badal said that the state government had created a dedicated Punjab State Cancer and Drug De-addiction Treatment Fund of Rs 300 crore.
Meanwhile, at another function, the Punjab Chief Minister today called upon eminent scholars, educationists, academicians to intensify their efforts to inculcate the spirit of nationalism and communal harmony among the youth.
