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| Healthy health sector foundation of developed State: Omar | | Inaugurates surgical theatre, OPD block of Vivekananda Hospital | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 21: Saying that the strong foundation of a progressive State is in its health status, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Thursday said that every development is secondary to the development of the health.
"Flagging this sector one of the most priority concerns in government policy, we have concentrated on the balanced growth and development of health sector in the State", he said adding that focus is on upgradation of health facilities in villages to lessen the pressure on district and city hospitals. The Chief Minister was addressing a function after inaugurating renovated theatre and OPD block in Swami Vivekananda Medical Mission Charitable Hospital at Ambphalla here, the Chief Minister said that charitable hospitals have an important role in supplementing the efforts of government to universalize health care facilities to the people especially poor and downtrodden.
The function was organized by the SV Medical Mission on 149th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanada today.
"Though we have done a lot to improve the conditions of hospitals and health centres in the State but much more has to be done in this direction to develop this sector as a model sector", he said adding that priority attention of the government is to ensure quality treatment to the patients in government hospitals. "This is a biggest challenge before us and we have initiated various measures in this direction to make the necessary dent", he added referring to the constitution of Task Force on health sector for its modernization and consolidation.
The Chief Minister said that the doctors and functionaries in health institutions have equal responsibility to ensure better health care facilities to the patients. He laid stress on cleanliness of health centres and delivery of befitting service by the staff.
Announcing a grant of Rs 10 lakhs for Vivekananda Hospital for purchase of modern theatre equipments, the Chief Minister said that he had earlier approved Rs 10 lakhs for this purpose. "I see the Hospital has utilized it to purchase C-Arm equipment", he said maintaining that the additional amount would help to add more modern gadgets in the Hospital. |
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