Government focuses on improving health care infra: Etela Rajender in Warangal

Warangal: The State government is working with an aim to provide best healthcare facilities to people, Health Minister Etela Rajender said on Monday.

The Minister who chaired a review meeting with the Warangal Urban District Collector Prashanth Jeevan Patil and other officials at the primary health centre in Kamalapur mandal headquarters, said that the government is acquiring field level data to enhance the health services.

"The focus is on ensuring infrastructural facilities at all area and district level hospitals. This apart, the government has a special action plan to fill the vacant posts in the Health department," Rajender said.

He said that the government has plans to develop one primary health centre (PHC) in each mandal so that they work 24X7. It will reduce the workload of area and district level hospitals, he added.

He said that efforts are on to streamline the medicines supply to all hospitals. The drugs that past sell by date will be removed through online verification of stocks, he said. No more patients will experience short supply of medicines, he said.

Stating that all the patients turning to State-run hospitals would get medicines free of cost, The Minister said that all sub health centres would get basic amenities including drinking water, toilets, electricity, tab connection etc.

Rajender added that required staff would be deputed to the 30-bedded hospital in Kamalapur.

Stating that the hospital in Kamalapur would be developed further, he directed the DM&HO to submit a report about its requirements.

Director of Public Health and Family Welfare, Dr G Srinivas Rao, Director of Medical Education Dr Ramesh Reddy, DM&HO Dr Hareesh Raj and MGM Hospital superintendent Dr B Srinivas Rao were among others present.

The Minister on the occasion gave away KCR Kit to Medipally Jyothy who delivered a baby on Monday.