JAMMU, Dec. 5 -- Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today held a meeting to conduct a comprehensive review of several key projects underway in the Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department.

The review covered the progress of Critical Care Blocks (CCBs) being established across districts under the Pradhan Mantri-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), developments made under the Emergency COVID Response Package-II (ECRP-II), expansion of IHIP, adherence to IPHS standards, and the status of NCDC laboratories and VRDL facilities across J&K.

The meeting was attended by the Secretary, H&ME; Mission Director, NHM; Principals of Government Medical Colleges; Managing Director, HSCC; Director Health, Kashmir/Jammu and other sen...