LUCKNOW, May 26 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed officials to ensure that medicines with less than three months before expiry are removed from government hospitals, stressing that the benefits of improvements in health services should directly reach the common people.

He laid stress on better quality treatment, diagnostics, medicines and emergency services in government hospitals, while also calling for medical colleges, nursing institutions and super-speciality services to be strengthened through modern technology, better human resources and effective management.

Chairing a review meeting of the health and medical education departments, the chief minister said, "Treatment through AYUSH systems will now also be incl...