Srinagar, Sept. 15 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reviewed progress on strengthening healthcare infrastructure and services across the state and assessed the requirements and priorities to improve the sector further, an official press release informed Monday.

Abdullah chaired the high-level meeting, attended by Minister for Health & Medical Education Sakina Itoo, Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Dheeraj Gupta, and Commissioner Secretary, Health & Medical Education, M Raju here today, it said.

The chief minister praised the Health department for steps taken over the last nearly two years to address manpower shortages and infrastructure and equip...