Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday laid the foundation stone of four health-related projects worth about Rs 182 crore in Uttarakhand. In which construction of new block of 500 beds in Doon Medical College at a cost of 124.10 crores, construction of critical care block at Rudraprayag at a cost of 20.38 crores, construction of critical care block at Srinagar Medical College at a cost of 18.80 crores and Haldwani (Nainital) Critical Care at a cost of Rs.19.48 crblock construction work.
Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya joined Joshimath via virtual medium in a program organized at Chief Minister’s residence.
Central government will give full cooperation for health related schemes
Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said that today the foundation stone of more than 180 crore works has been laid in the state. Uttarakhand is moving fast towards development. If the state government achieves the target given by the center, then there is no shortage of funds for the state, it is our effort. He said that I am in Uttarakhand since yesterday, during my visit to Niti and Malari villages, I got an opportunity to interact with the people of these villages. The Community Heath Officer of the Health and Wellness Center of Malari village said that there is no big hospital here, yet the facility of a big doctor is available here.
Health services are reaching rural areas through health and wellness centers
The state government has established thousands health and wellness centers in the state. These centers are manned by skilled Community Health Officers. When patients from villages come here, through the e-Sanjeevani platform of the Government of India, we connect through teleconsultants to the district hospitals. When there is a need for a patient’s checkup, instead of sending him elsewhere, do teleconsultation with senior doctors or experts through E-Sanjeevani.
Specialist doctors also talk to the patient. Whatever instructions we get from the expert doctor for the treatment of the patient, we do the treatment according to it.
Uttarakhand should become the first state in the country to become TB-free.
The Union Health Minister said that the health sector in the country is changing under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and in Uttarakhand under the leadership of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. He said that I have faith in the Uttarakhand government headed by Pushkar Singh Dhami. The opportunity to announce in the presence of the Prime Minister that Uttarakhand has become the first state, which has become T.B free.
He said that the work that the state government has taken up today, the work on it is going on at a fast pace. For this, full help will be given by the Central Government.
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