The State Government has decided to deploy 68 more ambulances other than 102 and 108 Ambulances to provide timely services to pregnant women and infants in the interior areas of the State.
A decision to this effect was taken at the Health and Family Welfare Department reviewing meeting held under chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat on Saturday.
The new ambulances will provide services along with 102 and 108 Ambulances, according to the decision.
It was revealed that the out-patient departments (OPDs) of the Government hospitals provided healthcare services to 3.8 crore patients during the last year. Under the Niramay scheme, 421 types of medicines, including for cancer diseases, are available in Government hospitals.
The new medical colleges in Koraput and Baripada would start functioning from 2017-18. The CM directed to expedite construction works for the other three proposed medical colleges at Puri, Balangir and Baleswar.
Reviewing the performance of the Information and Public Relations Department, the Chief Minister advised it to introduce the proposed advertisement policy for Media soon. The draft policy would be enacted after getting approval from the inter-departmental committee.
It was revealed that 76 episodes of “Ama Katha Odisha” and 78 episodes of “Vikash ra Nabadigant” have already been telecast on Doordarshan channel for promotion of the Government’s developmental programmes.