Shimla, Oct. 18 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday said his government was strengthening medical colleges, expanding postgraduate medical education and upgrading diagnostic facilities to improve healthcare within the state and reduce the need for patients to travel outside Himachal Pradesh for treatment.

Speaking to reporters after inaugurating two extension buildings of the Himachal Pradesh Secretariat in Shimla, Sukhu said: "The government was working to develop at least two to three medical colleges into advanced healthcare institutions capable of providing high-quality treatment to the people of the state."

"The initiative was aimed at addressing the substantial expenditure incurred by Himachal resid...