Chief Minister Mr. Vishnu Deo Sai chaired the meeting of the Health Department
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Chief Minister Mr. Sai instructed the officials to commence the 'Kusht Ke Virudh Yudh' campaign (War against Leprosy campaign)
Chief Minister Mr. Sai instructed the officials to complete the under-construction superspeciality hospital in Jagdalpur and Bilaspur by next February
Chief Minister Mr. Sai directed the officials to provide quality health facilities to all citizens and to promote the use of generic medicines
Raipur : Chief Minister Mr. Vishnu Deo Sai chaired the meeting of the Health Department and Medical Education Department at Mahanadi Bhawan on Friday. He reviewed the ongoing schemes within the Health Department in the meeting. He directed the officials to provide quality health facilities to the people of the state and improve the ambulance service (108). He directed the officials to commence the 'Kusht ke Virudh Yudh' campaign (War against Leprosy Campaign) to achieve the aim of a leprosy-free state. He directed the officials to ensure the availability of generic medicines in all hospitals and asked the doctors to prescribe only generic medicines for patients.
The Chief Minister instructed the officials to complete the under-construction superspeciality hospitals in Jagdalpur and Bilaspur by February.
Chief Minister Mr. Vishnu Deo Sai directed the officials to ensure that the ambulance should reach every patient in need immediately. The response time to reach the patient should be within half an hour. He instructed the health department officials to take immediate steps to provide treatment to mentally ill patients found on the streets.
During a comprehensive meeting, the Chief Minister reviewed the ongoing schemes of various national health programmes. Mrs. Renu G. Pillay, Additional Chief Secretary of Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education Department, provided insights into the current status of state medical, nursing, and dental colleges along with affiliated hospitals. She also provided insights into the current status of various ongoing schemes such as the National Health Mission, the 'Janani Shishu Suraksha' Programme, 'Anaemia Mukt Bharat' (Anaemia Free India), the Routine Immunisation Programme, the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission, the National Urban Health Mission, Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Arogya Mandir, the National Leprosy Eradication Programme, the National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment (NPCBVI), and the National Child Health Programme.
Deputy Chief Ministers Mr. Arun Sao and Mr. Vijay Sharma and Chief Secretary Mr. Amitabh Jain also attended the meeting.
Additional Chief Secretary Mr. Subrat Sahoo, Secretary of Finance Department Mr. Ankit Anand, Commissioner of Health Services Department Dr. C.R. Prasanna, Medical Education Department Secretary Mr. P. Dayanand, National Health Mission Director Mr. Bhoskar Vilas Sandeepan, Director of AYUSH Department Ms. Namrata Gandhi, CGMSC Managing Director Mr. Chandrakant Verma, and senior officials of the Health Department were present.
