Ludhiana, Feb. 25 -- Of the total 64 posts of Ayurvedic Medical Officer (AMO), 19 posts are lying vacant in the ayurveda department. While highlighting the shortage of doctors, district ayurveda officer Dr Raman Khanna on Monday said the posts have been lying vacant for around two years. "Doctors get retired or transferred and the posts go on becoming vacant. A couple of doctors were up for retirement in August last year as well," he said.

The district has one hospital and 64 dispensaries of which 41 are run by the department and 23 run by National Health Mission. Many hospitals have also not received medicines since September 2023, forcing doctors to buy medicine out of their own pockets along with the help of NGOs.

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