Screening campaign for the health of prisoners in Punjab jails, the services of psychiatrists will also be taken.

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Prisoners in Punjab Jails: Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Balbir Singh launched a month-long state-level screening campaign for screening prisoners in 25 jails of the state during a state function at the Central Jail in Patiala. He said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the Punjab government is fulfilling its commitment to make 3 crore people of the state healthy.

Addressing the event held at the Prison Training School, Dr. Balbir Singh said that under the orders of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, this campaign was started to identify the patients of integrated venereal disease, HIV, TB and viral hepatitis by conducting a health examination of 30494 prisoners and convicts in all the jails of the state. has gone ADGP with Health Minister Prisons Arunpal Singh and Special Secretary of Health Department Dr. Audappa Karthik was also present.

The Health Minister announced that the IMA for continuous health check-up of the prisoners, including taking the services of psychiatrists and counselors to improve the mental health of the inmates of the jails. And the support of private doctors will also be taken. Apart from this, the services of specialist doctors will be provided through telemedicine and medical camps will also be organized in jails.

Addressing the prisoners at the Central Jail, Dr. Balbir Singh encouraged the prisoners and deportees to utilize the time spent in jails towards self-improvement and skill development and invited them to become a role model in the society after their release so that the glimpse of their old life can be reflected in their new life. Don’t fall on

The Health Minister called upon the inmates of the jails to take advantage of this screening campaign to avoid facing court-ordered prison terms as well as the automatic punishment of communicable diseases, as such diseases are not less than death sentences. And this affects the prisoner as well as his family.

Dr. Balbir Singh said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the Punjab State AIDS Control Society under the Health Department has conducted an integrated screening of the inmates of prisons to identify patients with sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, TB and viral hepatitis. The screening campaign for the investigation will not only run systematically till 14th July 2023 but will continue continuously thereafter. He said that during this campaign, the main objective of counseling and screening related to these diseases is to prevent the spread of the disease by finding such patients and providing them with timely treatment.

ADGP Jails Arunpal Singh said that 29000 men, 1493 women are locked up in 25 jails in the state, while 35 children up to 6 years of age are also living with their mothers, whose fundamental right to health is maintained by the Health Department of the Jail Department. giving full support Special Secretary of Health Department Dr. Adappa Karthik said that prisoners and citizens living in closed places are more at risk of diseases, for which this campaign was started so that the prisoners leave the jails healthy and become part of a healthy society.

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