The Army Medical Corps, AMC on Friday said that modernization of 42 Army Hospitals are on the anvil to cater to meet the demands of the armed forces. Briefing reporters on the occasion of its 248th Anniversary, the Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services Lt. General H. L Kakria said that the work of modernization will be undertaken at an estimated cost of 8100 crore rupees. He said that government has approved induction of over 10000 doctors to enhance the strength of hospitals so that more patients can be treated. He said that at present the strength of Doctors in Army Corps is about 6000 and there is no shortage of Doctors.

Lt. General Kakria said that the Army Hospital are equipped with modern and innovative technologies and providing vital facilities including diagnosis of diseases and organ transplantation. He also informed that over 300 medical personnel including nursing staffs have been deployed in different United Nation Missions in Congo, South Sudan, Lebanon and Israel.