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Govt. fails to send 20 doctors for training to run super specialty hospital


By Tahir Mushtaq 

GNS JAMMU, : State government has still failed to send nearly 20 doctors for specialised training at AIIMS New Delhi and PGI Chandigarh, to man the upcoming super specialty hospital in Jammu. 
Sources said that the project has been drafted for the training of existing doctors for super specialty treatment, assumes a greater significance to keep the human resource available at the very initial stage. 
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Gulam Nabi Azad announced that a 4-member team of senior doctors two from AIIMS and two from PGI Chandigarh shall visit the state for formulation of guidelines for the training of appropriate number of existing doctors for such specialized disciplines. 
It is pertinent to mention here that the government has already missed deadlines for the functioning of the said hospital several times before. And the hospital will have six super specialties, including Cardiology, Cardio Thoracic Surgery, Urology, Neurology, Neuro Surgery and Nephrology. 
When contacted Minister for Medical Education, R S Chib said that the department has send about 20 to 30 doctors for short term courses if two to three months to AIIMS and PGI Chandigarh. 
He added that the fresh date to for the functioning of the hospital is fixed as March 31 but department has called a final meeting on January 11 with all the associates involved in the working of Super Specialist Hospital adding that after that we will confirm the final date of completion work of the said hospital. 
Whereas Commissioner Secretary Health and Medical Education G A Peer could not be contacted for his version even after repeating attempts. 
Sources said that in absence of he trained doctors and other staff, equipment worth crores of rupees would not be able to function, as they need trained hands. 
“I don’t think government is interested to train the doctors, they are just passing the buck on each other”, said a official. 
Pertinently, the people are impatiently waiting for the functioning of Super Specialty Hospital in Jammu, but there is no guarantee that this hospital will retained the needed infrastructure and other required facilities for the health care of the people.

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