Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that strengthening and expanding health services in Madhya Pradesh is the state government's top priority. He noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi envisions a self-reliant and empowered India rooted in the health of its citizens. The state government aims to ensure that every citizen, whether in urban or remote rural areas has easy access to advanced medical services. To achieve this, community health centers across the state are being upgraded with advanced medical facilities, enabling them to deliver high-quality healthcare comparable to district hospitals.
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav stated that the Madhya Pradesh government is committed to providing advanced health facilities to all citizens to ensure their well-being. He emphasized that a self-reliant Madhya Pradesh can only be achieved with healthy citizens. The state government is dedicated to making health services accessible to every individual, enabling people from all regions to contribute to the development of society and the nation with full vigor.
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav informed that the state government is also rapidly expanding medical education under the vision of Prime Minister Modi's "Healthy India Empowered India". At present, 17 government and autonomous medical colleges are operating in Madhya Pradesh and construction of new medical colleges is going on. Recently, new medical colleges have started operating in Seoni, Neemuch and Mandsaur and 8 other medical colleges are under construction. Apart from this, the state government has planned to open 12 more medical colleges under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, which will promote medical specialization in the state.
Yadav said that in accordance with the criterion of Indian Public Health Standard (IPHS), more than 30 thousand medical and paramedical manpower will be recruited in the state soon, which will further improve the health service delivery.
Facilities of modern equipment like MRI, CT scan, and PET CT are being expanded in major health centres of Madhya Pradesh. 42 types of anti-cancer medicines have been made available for serious diseases like cancer, so that serious patients can get proper treatment on time. 132 types of investigation services are now available in all the district and civil hospitals of the state, while 80 types of investigation facilities are being provided in community and primary health centres. 324 hubs and 1,610 spokes have been established in the state, where more than 35 thousand tests are being done daily at the district level and more than 32 thousand tests are being done at hubs and spokes. Similarly, facilities of dialysis, CT scan and digital X-ray are now available in all district hospitals. MY (Maharaja Yashwantrao) Hospital Indore of Madhya Pradesh has become the first government hospital in the country where advanced CAR-T therapy has been started for the treatment of patients suffering from blood cancer. This facility is a historic step towards strengthening the health infrastructure of the state and promoting high-quality health services.
Yadav said that there has been a major increase in the availability of free medicines in government hospitals of the state. 530 types of medicines are being provided free of cost in district hospitals up from 295, 448 in civil hospitals, 373 in community health centres and 299 in primary health centres.
The Madhya Pradesh government is also taking necessary steps to boost maternal and child health services. Special Neonatal Care Units (SNCU) and Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) have been established in the state so that mothers and newborns can receive high quality care. The availability of necessary medical services is being ensured by timely identification of high risk pregnancy cases. Along with this, the operation of birth waiting rooms for safe delivery and the facility of iron folic acid supplementation is being provided to adolescent girls and women.
