Bhagwant Mann, Arvind Kejriwal to inaugurate 80 Aam Aadmi Clinics today

Equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure, these clinics are providing quality treatment and diagnostic facilities to people free of cost. So far, 25.63 lakh patients from across the state have benefited from these clinics, it added.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann with Delhi CM and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal. (Express)

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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal will dedicate 80 ‘Aam Aadmi Clinics’ to the people of the state at an event in Ludhiana on Friday.

With this, 580 ‘Aam Aadmi Clinics’ will be operational in the state to provide free and quality healthcare services to the people. As many as 100 such clinics were inaugurated in the first phase and 404 were dedicated to the people in the second phase, an official said.

Equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure, these clinics are providing quality treatment and diagnostic facilities to people free of cost. So far, 25.63 lakh patients from across the state have benefited from these clinics, it added.

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Forty-one diagnostic tests are available at these clinics free of cost. Till April 30, 1.78 lakh patients had undergone these tests, according to the official. “These clinics have helped the government in preparing a database for checking the various diseases prevalent in the state and combating them effectively,” the official said, adding 80 drugs are being provided free of cost to patients at ‘Aam Aadmi Clinics’.

The most commonly used drugs are those for hypertension, diabetes, skin ailments and seasonal outbreaks like viral fever, etc.

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