Chandigarh, June 11 -- Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Tuesday directed the officers to ensure that all kind of free medicines being provided by the health department are adequately available in all the government hospitals.

He said officers should ensure that people of the state do not have to run from pillar to post to get these basic medicines and they do not have to pay from their pocket to purchase these medicines from private drug stores. "No laxity in providing the basic quality medicines and treatment would be tolerated. This is my prime agenda that citizen of the state get quality healthcare services in the government hospitals of the state", the Minister said while chairing the maiden meeting with ...