India, Nov. 29 -- justify;">In a bid to strengthen public healthcare capacity, the Punjab Cabinet on Thursday approved the empanelment of 300 specialist doctors across 12 key medical disciplines. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann in Chandigarh.

According to officials, the doctors will be listed across disciplines including medicine, paediatrics, psychiatry, dermatology, chest and TB, general surgery, gynaecology, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, ENT and anaesthesiology. The state government expects the move to help address gaps at the secondary-care level and improve the availability of specialised services, particularly in districts where specialist posts remain vacant.

Civil surgeons at the ...