Government initiatives made Telangana healthy State: KCR
Says NIMS Hospital in Hyderabad is being expanded with an additional 2,500 beds and a ‘Medical Hub’ being constructed with all medical facilities at one place in Warangal
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao
Hyderabad: Telangana state has become Arogya Telangana (Healthy Telangana) with the strong measures taken up by the State government towards the protection of public health and the development of medical and healthcare system, said Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.
On the occasion of World Health Day (April 7), he wished the people to lead a healthy life in Telangana, which is blessed with greenery and abundant crops with good weather and natural beauty. CM KCR explained the progress made by the State in the field of healthcare and various schemes implemented to provide medical treatment and improve people’s health.
He stated that Telangana has reached to the stage of the establishment of medical colleges, para medical and nursing colleges in every district from the lack of at least primary healthcare centers in the erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh.
The progress made by Telangana state in the field of healthcare is a big inspiration to other States in the country, he added. He claimed that medical and healthcare is now available to the common man after increasing the number of seats in medical colleges and recruiting staff in government hospitals, medical and nursing colleges as per the requirements.
Telangana State witnessed a qualitative change in providing medical facilities by increasing the number of normal beds, oxygen beds, ventilator beds, all kinds of medical equipment, availability of medicines and laboratories in every hospital.
The Chief Minister said that corporate medical facilities are being provided to the people in the public sector with the construction of super specialty hospitals (TIMs) in major cities like Warangal and Hyderabad. He pointed out that NIMS Hospital in Hyderabad is being expanded with an additional 2,500 beds and a ‘Medical Hub’ with all medical facilities at one place in Warangal. The CM said that quality medical services, expansion of medical facilities, family welfare schemes which are being implemented with long-term goals, KCR Kit, KCR Nutrition Kits, Arogya Lakshmi, Amma Odi, Arogya Mahila (Special Women’s Clinics) are playing a key role in protecting the health of the people of Telangana.
CM KCR listed various initiatives like Basti Dawakhanas (urban Clinics), Palle Dawakhanas (Rural Clinics), Telangana Diagnostics, Aarogyasri, Employees and Journalists Health Scheme, free dialysis programme, 108 emergency health transport services and Palliative care. Free eye tests were conducted for 1 crore people under Kanti Velugu Scheme in the first phase, eye glasses were distributed to 40 lakh people. In the second phase free eye tests were conducted for another 1 crore and free eye glasses were distributed to 29 lakh people.
