Jan Aushadhi store at Mohali Civil Hospital to function 24X7

Tribune News Service

Mohali, May 4

Keeping in view the demand of the general public, the district administration has decided to keep Jan Aushadhi store at the Civil Hospital, Phase 6, open 24X7 to provide quality medicines to the poor and needy patients at nominal rates.

Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan said the main objective behind opening the Jan Aushadhi store was to provide quality medicines to the poor and needy patients at nominal rates as per the government policy. Jan Aushadhi store was being run at the Mohali Civil Hospital at “no profit, no loss” basis by the District Red Cross Society.

He said another Jan Aushadhi store had been opened at the Civil Hospital, Kharar, to provide generic medicines at reasonable rates. The District Red Cross Society also had a proposal to open a Jan Aushadhi store at the Civil Hospital, Dera Bassi, soon so that maximum needy patients could avail of the benefits of this facility.

The Jan Aushadhi store is being run by the District Red Cross Branch at the Civil Hospital, Phase 6, here, since 2012. The society is also running various welfare schemes and activities in the district.