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| Srinagar administration releases Rs 3.5 crore to strengthen healthcare | | Health centres in district to have smart patient registration mechanism to enable seamless utilisation of healthcare services | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 23: The Srinagar administration has authorised funding to the tune of around Rs 3.5 crore in favour of hospitals and health centres of the district to facilitate procurement of certain smart equipments and machines aimed at strengthening the healthcare in the health centres of the district.
This was informed in a meeting held here Monday under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary.
The amount released under the Special Area Development Programme or SADP 2019-20 includes 2 crore rupees released in favour of the Chief Medical Officer Srinagar and around 1.5 crore rupees released in favour of the Principal Government Medical College Srinagar.
The two crore rupees authorised in favour of the Chief Medical Officer Srinagar includes 60 lac for UPHC Batamaloo, 45 lac for UPHC SR Gunj, 37 lac for UPHC Lal Bazar, 33 lac for UPHC Narwara and 25 lac for PHC Habakadal.
In addition to different kinds of testing machines and medical equipment, the amount will be used to install - for the first time - a smart apparatus enabling smart registration of patients for their seamless utilisation of healthcare services.
The amount authorised in favour of the the Principal Government Medical College Srinagar on the other hand includes 54 lac for acquiring three life-support ambulances for Lal Ded Hospital, 52 lac for procurement of medicine vending machines and sanitary pad dispensers for various health centres of the district, and 25 lac for procurement of twenty infusion pumps and three high-flow cannulas for GB Pant Hospital. The meeting was informed that some of these machines and equipments will be made available for the first time at these health centres of the district adding that the idea is to facilitate hassle-free healthcare in the district.
The DC while speaking on the occasion said the district administration recognises the need to augment the healthcare facilities in the district adding that the funding under the SADP is a small step in that direction.
Concerned officers including JD Planning Srinagar M Yaseen Lone and CMO Srinagar Dr Talat Jabeen were present in the meeting. |
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