PATIALA: Dr A. S. Sekhon, Principal of the Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, here today underlined the need for organizing orientation courses for in-service medical officers of the Punjab government with a view to keep them updated about latest developments in the field of health and medical education.

He was delivering a lecture on `Hospital Administration' organized at the Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, near here, attended by senior medical officers from allover Punjab participating in a in-service training programme for doctors arranged by the Punjab Health Systems Corporation.

He said that the state institute of health welfare could take a cue from the national institute of health welfare in organizing such programes periodically.

Dr Sekhon said that there was urgent need to cut red tape in the working of Health Department with a view to facilitate speedy redressal of problems faced by doctors on day to day basis.

Dr Sekhon recounted his experiences as a doctor in the Punjab Civil Medical Services and expressed confidence that the SMOs and MOs could deliver better if they were provided with required infrastructure by way of medicines and equipment.

T. R. Sarangal, Managing Director of the Punjab Health Systems Corporation, who attended the lecture along with senior functionaries of the corporation, said that he was impressed by the infrastructure available at the GSMCH and he would like medical specialists and also paramedics to undergo training at the GSMCH from time to time.

Dr Sukhwinder Singh, Vice-Chairman of the Gian Sagar Educational and Charitable Trust, welcomed the delegates who attended the lecture. He also traced the development of his dream project, the Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, which he said he had nurtured when he was working in the PCMS.

Er Harnam Singh, President of the Gian Sagar Educational and Charitable Trust, proposed a vote of thanks.

Prominent among those who attended the lecture included Dr Kamaljit Singh, Chief Executive Officer of the GSMCH, and senior faculty members of the college.