West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday proposed a diploma course for doctors to tackle the shortage of doctors at hospitals. She asked health secretary NS Nigam to look into the same.

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Last month, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asked the Health Department to consider starting a three-year diploma course for medical practitioners, who would then serve in primary health ...

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