CM INAUGURATES PUNJAB INSTITUTE OF LIVER AND BILIARY SCIENCES
DEDICATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S STATE HEADQUARTER AND FOUR ZONAL OFFICES
SAS, Nagar (Mohali), February 29(Prashant Sharma)- In its spree to impart quality Health services to people, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday dedicated Punjab Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences.
The Punjab government announced the establishment of the Punjab Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences during the 2022 budget session. This institute will be Punjab’s first government health institution to provide patients with state-of-the-art healthcare facilities such as endoscopy, fibroscopy, and endoscopic ultrasound. Tele-medicine services will also be provided to all government hospitals in Punjab by the experts of this institute. The institute has state-of-the-art infrastructure for training and research in hepatology.
The Institute, established with over Rs 40 crores, has a staff of around 450 people. This includes 80 doctors, 150 staff nurses, and 200 group-D employees. Professor Virendra Singh, Former Prof & Head, Department of Hepatology PGIMER, Chandigarh, is now the Director of the Institute.
The treatment of liver disease will be specifically addressed by indoor and emergency services provided in this institution. The aim is to make Punjab a center for medical healthcare facilities across the country. The Chief Minister also dedicated Food and Drug Administration’s state headquarter and four zonal offices in Punjab.
The state headquarter office cost Rs 2.63 crore to construct. The zonal offices in Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Bathinda, and Ferozepur cost around Rs 2.78 crore to construct. Construction crews are actively building four additional zonal offices in Ludhiana, Amritsar, Patiala, and Hoshiarpur, and they will soon complete the construction.
The Punjab government is constructing district offices in Fazilka, Moga, Mansa, and Sri Muktsar Sahib. The government has provided the land for these offices, and infrastructure and other facilities worth 34.66 crore rupees will be provided in them. These offices will have fully equipped with the latest information technology facilities.
The Food and Drug Administration issues allopathic, cosmetic, and homeopathic medicine licenses in Punjab. These new offices aim to enhance service delivery to the people. A noteworthy aspect is that these offices will also have storage facilities to store seized drugs and samples.
