HEALTH

Medical camp for milk plant staff
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, April 17
As part of the ongoing measures for welfare of employees, a free medical camp was organised by the management of Verka Milk Plant here today. A team of specialists, surgeons and doctors, under the leadership of Dr Waheguru Pal Singh, Medical Superintendent, Guru Tegh Bahadur Charitable Hospital, conducted the camp.

Bakshi Mohinder Singh, Chairman, Guru Tegh Bahadur Charitable Hospital, who inaugurated the camp, appreciated the initiative of the milk plant management for the betterment of their employees. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Hazoor Singh, General Manager of the milk plant, observed that the Verka Plant in the city was the first institution in the milk industry in India to get the ISO 9002 as well as international quality certificate and IS 15000 (HACCP).

The doctors from different fields, including Dr R.S. Sodhi, Deputy Medical Superintendent, Dr Sanjay Saluja, medical specialist, Dr Daljit Hora and Dr Alpna Singh, dental surgeons, Dr Vibhu Nardan, child specialist, and Dr Vanita, gynaecologist, checked more than 600 employees and their families.

We’ll buy only necessary drugs: minister
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, April 17
The state Health Minister, Mr R. C. Dogra, said here today that the previous government had wasted a lot of money by purchasing medicines that were not required. However, he assured that the new government would not make such purchases. Mr Dogra, who was here to inaugurate a health awareness campaign for truck drivers, said, his priority was to restore public confidence in civil hospitals. He said these hospitals were well-equipped, but the standard of service seemed to have come down.

The Health Minister appreciated the initiative taken by British Petroleum in organising free medical check-up camps for truck drivers. A British Petroleum spokesman said, the campaign was aimed at truck drivers because they did not have much time to visit hospitals.