Kalanaur SMO gets national health award
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, December 14
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has conferred the national universal health coverage award to Senior Medical Officer, Kalanaur, Dr Lakhwinder Singh Athwal, on the occasion of Universal Health Coverage Day, at India Habitat Center, New Delhi on Thursday evening.
The award was given by the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harshvardhan, in the presence of Ashwini Kumar Chaubey, Minister of State and Preeti Sudan, Health Secretary.
Dr Athwal was honoured for his contribution to the promotion of Health and Wellness Centers (HWCs) in Kalanaur block of Gurdaspur. He was the only SMO nominated for the award by the Department of Health and Family Welfare of Punjab.
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