500 delegates for paediatrics meet at cmc

Ludhiana, October 30
A total of 500 delegates from all across Punjab and other parts of India attended the 9th national conference on “Growth Development and Behavioural Paediatrics” organised by the department of Paediatrics, CMCH, Ludhiana.
The two-day conference organised under the aegis of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics concluded here today. Punjab health minister Prof Laxmikanta Chawala while inaugurating the conference said the department of health and family welfare was going to start a campaign for kids born and brought up on the roadside.
"Most of the children on streets are suffering from malnutrition and the health department has chalked out a programme to provide them with the supplements so as to promote good health," the minister added.
The director of the CMC and hospital Dr Abraham G Thomas and Vice-Chancellor of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences Prof SS Gill were also present.
Dr GS Grewal, member of the Punjab Medical Council, briefed Prof Laxmi Kanta Chawala on the ongoing malpractice of sex determination among doctors. Dr Grewal also pointed towards the menace of "quackery" and "commissions by doctors”.
Dr Gurmeet Kaur, organising chairperson, professor and head of department of paediatrics said the issues and concerns pertaining to childcare discussed during the conference would unveil several problems along with their solutions.


By:-Harminder Singh Kitty

For more News Visit , thepunjabnews.com