Jammu, March 24: In a significant decision,the AC decided to declare the GMC Jammu as a dedicated COVID hospital for Jammu province & asked the Administrative Secretary Health Department and the Principal of the GMC to ensure that the hospital would be readied for the purpose by Wednesday evening.
The Council also noted that there were a number of underserved areas facing an acute shortage of doctors. In order to mitigate the problem, it accorded approval to the hiring of retired doctors against available vacancies for one year for emergency services in underserved areas.
The meeting directed the Health department to review the availability of all equipment including ventilators and procure additional equipments as required on a war footing.
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