To further augment its COVID-19 management and care strategy, Punjab Government on Tuesday constituted two ‘Expert Advisory Committees’ under the overall guidance of state’s Health and Medical Education and Research Advisor Dr KK Talwar.
The Committees have been set up to ensure better management and handling of various COVID-19 care related matters in the Government Medical Colleges of Patiala and Amritsar.
Dr Talwar said that the underlying objective of these committees is to guide the administration to adopt good scientific practices for ensuring better planning and management of COVID patients, with the aim of reducing complications and mortality.Both the expert committees have also been mandated to chalk out strategies to ensure that non-COVID patients are not ignored. The committees would also make recommendations to the State Government on financial and other support needed for upgradation of the required facilities and equipment for COVID care.
Spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the Expert Advisory Committee for GMC, Patiala, would have Cardiologist Dr Sudhir Verma, HoD Cardiology (retired) Dr Manmohan Singh and HoD ENT (retired) Dr BS Sohal as its members, besides Principal GMC, Patiala Dr Harjinder Singh as convener.
The Expert Advisory Committee for GMC, Amritsar, would include Prof Emeritus and retired Director of Dr Vidya Sagar Institute of Mental Hospital Dr BL Goyal.