The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for setting up the state's first Advanced Pediatric Center at PGI in Lucknow.
The cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath decided the centre, to be the first of its kind in the state, will be established at PGI in Lucknow, an official release issued here said.
The centre will have various pediatric experts to treat all diseases related to the children.
SGPGI Director Professor Dr RK Dhiman said that currently, 40 per cent of the population in the state comprises the children and adolescents aged 0-18 years.
Recognizing the long-standing need for better healthcare for them, the establishment of an Advanced Pediatric Center was proposed to the state government which has now been approved in the cabinet, he added.