Who English news | Who, Latest News & Live Updates in English | English News (Latest English News) at Lokmattimes.com

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday inspected the information kiosk model which is to be set up in the Aarogyasri hospitals and directed the officials to set up signboards in the hospitals for easy access.During the review meeting held at the camp office here today the Chief Minister suggested honouring Arogya Mitras similar to volunteers recognising their services in the health sector by providing a cash incentive. He also proposed increasing the medical procedures under Aarogyasri if necessary to cater to a large number of people. In addition to these, he asked the officials to constantly monitor the facilities and services that are being offered to public right from sanitation to hospital maintenance.The Chief Minister stated that the government embarked on bringing revolutionary reforms in the health sector for providing better services to the people right from filling up all the vacant posts, to revamping all the government hospitals through Nadu-Nedu scheme. In regard to Aarogyasri, he said that the government increased the number of services, besides processing timely payments to the network hospitals without leaving any dues and also offering Aarogya Aasara to the patients at the time of discharge.He stated that 16 new teaching hospitals are being set up across the State and also providing Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), World Health Organization (WHO) standard drugs in government hospitals and directed the authorities to focus on achieving such development goals.He enquired about the recruitment process in the Medical and Health Department and instructed the officials to complete all appointments by the end of May without any delay.A large number of doctors are being appointed to provide better medical services available to the public adding that the government had decided to increase salaries and to pay them accordingly, by banning the private practice of government doctors, the official release stated.Reviewing the status of Nadu-Nedu in hospitals, he instructed the authorities not to compromise on the quality of the works under any circumstances. Officials have explained the progress of construction of Palasa Kidney Hospital, Kadapa Super Specialty Hospital, as well as specialty hospitals in tribal areas and informed that the construction of 16 new medical colleges is going on at full pace.The Chief Minister directed the officers to focus on getting clearances from the Centre and told them to start the construction works in the leftover medical colleges by May 15.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

WhoFOLLOW

Who, Latest News

New Delhi, April 17 Terming it "flawed," the government has questioned the World Health Organization's (WHO) methodology for ... ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a three-day visit to Gujarat from April 18 during which he will unveil multiple development projects and lay the foundation stone of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in Jamnagar. ...

Beijing, April 16 As China spreads its economic footprint across the world, the Chinese universe of 'Made in ... ...

New Delhi, April 16 The US, UK and Spain are seeing a rise in cases of acute hepatitis ... ...

The Divisional Administration Kashmir felicitated the COVID-19 warriors of the health department at Government Dental College, Srinagar on Tuesday for their efforts in helping control the Coronavirus pandemic. ...

Amid growing criticism over its zero-COVID policy, China on Tuesday defended its coronavirus measures that reportedly have resulted in hardship in several Chinese cities including the global financial hub Shanghai. ...

Kashmir based virologist has discovered the latest outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) virus in human cells, according to media reports. ...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday inspected the information kiosk model which is to be set up in the Aarogyasri hospitals and directed the officials to set up signboards in the hospitals for easy access. ...