Health and Medical Education Minister Sakina Itoo marked International Doctors' Day by paying tribute to doctors and paramedical staff for their dedication, sacrifices, and role in saving lives, while urging the public to treat healthcare professionals with respect. She also highlighted Jammu and Kashmir's improving health indicators, said ₹2,500 crore had been released for the AIIMS Awantipora project, and assured outsourced healthcare workers that their long-pending honorarium payments would be examined and addressed at the earliest. Report: Mohammad Syed Nayak