STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Making a strong pitch for public-private partnership for augmenting healthcare facilities in the State, Minister for Health and Medical Education, Bali Bhagat said the endeavour of the government is to promote private sector in J&K in PPP mode, particularly in health, education and other key sectors.
The Minister was speaking at a workshop being organised by Seeds of Innocence (SOI) IVF and Test Tube Baby Hospital, New Delhi in association with Max Life Hospital, Jammu here on Sunday. The Continuing Medical Education (CME) workshop was organised to update knowledge of budding doctors on the advancements being made in the field of Medicine to deal with the issues of infertility among males and females, which is a growing problem and a matter of concern in the society. Director SOI and renowned IVF expert, Dr Gauri Agarwal deliberated in length on the subject and enlightened the local gynecologists about the advancements to eradicate the problem of infertility. She shared her views and experiences with the doctors on basic investigations for infertile couples. In his brief remarks, the Minister observed that the issue has greater significance in view of its far-reaching implications in the society and it needs to be dealt with sincerity and dedication. He called for a greater awareness campaign to educate such patients so that they voluntarily come forward for treatment. Director, Max Life Hospital Dr Dushyant Choudhary and several in-service and retired doctors from faculty of Gynae including Dr. Shashi Gupta, HoD, GMC, CMO, Jammu, Dr. Robinder Khajuria and Dr. Robina Mirza were present on the occasion.
