PTI
Chandigarh, June 15
Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh on Thursday launched a month-long health check-up marketing campaign for greater than 30,000 inmates lodged in 25 jails within the state.
Addressing an occasion on the Prison Training School right here, Singh mentioned beneath the instructions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the marketing campaign was began to establish these affected by built-in sexually transmitted illnesses, HIV, tuberculosis and viral hepatitis amongst 30,494 jail inmates.
According to an official launch, the minister introduced routine testing and health check-up of inmates with the assistance of the Indian Medical Association and personal docs in addition to psychiatrists and counsellors to additionally enhance the psychological health of the inmates.
Addressing prisoners on the Central Jail, Singh inspired them to utilise the time spent in jail in direction of self-improvement and ability growth.
He referred to as upon the jail inmates to benefit from this marketing campaign to keep away from contracting communicable illnesses.
The Punjab State AIDS Control Society beneath the Health Department has carried out an built-in screening of jail inmates to sufferers with sexually transmitted illnesses, HIV, TB and viral hepatitis.
