| Encephalitis, like the 'Mafia', has been wiped out: CM Yogi | | |  Early Times Report
GORAKHPUR, Sept 16: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated that nine and a half years ago, every aware parent in eastern UP used to remain concerned upon seeing children suffering from encephalitis and losing their lives to the disease. However, that concern has now ended. He said that, like the mafia and mosquitoes, encephalitis has also been eliminated. "Now we are witnessing a new Gorakhpur and a new Uttar Pradesh in a new era." The Chief Minister said the government is starting 10-bed dialysis units in all district hospitals across the state.
CM Yogi addressed the inauguration ceremony of the Charitable Blood Bank operated by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Gorakhpur, on Wednesday morning. CM inaugurated the Charitable Blood Center by cutting the ribbon and toured the center to learn about the facilities, equipment, and arrangements available there.
Highlighting the positive transformation in healthcare services in eastern UP during the inauguration ceremony, the CM said that nine and a half years ago, BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur was the only major healthcare center in the region. The situation was such that as many as four patients were admitted to a single bed. The encephalitis ward was located on the third floor, where there was a lack of fans, toilets and other essential facilities. He said that BRD Medical College, which itself was once unwell, has today become a major center for treating various diseases, including encephalitis, as well as a super-specialty center.
CM stated that AIIMS has also been established in Gorakhpur. Medical colleges have been started in various districts including Maharajganj, Kushinagar, Deoria, Siddharthnagar, Basti, Balrampur, Bahraich, Gonda, Ayodhya and Ambedkar Nagar. The state has 75 districts, and the number of medical colleges has risen to 85. Two AIIMS are also operational. The number of MBBS seats has increased from 4,600 to more than 13,500, while PG seats have doubled. Nursing and paramedical education is also being expanded.
CM Yogi said that at one time, every district in the state had become associated with one or another dreaded mafia. Doctors used to become their victims. In Gorakhpur, doctors were kidnapped, extortion was demanded from them, they received threatening phone calls and were assaulted after mafias entered their chambers. In response, he took to the streets with doctors to protest. He said that today, doctors, traders, and citizens across Gorakhpur and the entire state feel safe. "Now the identity of the state is not being defined by mafias, but by the goal of 'One District, One Medical College'." |
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