Close on the heels of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s ‘Friends of MP’ initiative recently launched in the United States, an MoU was signed between MP Medical Alumni Association of North America and the Medical Education Department of the State Government in the presence of the Chief Minister here on Sunday. The MoU will facilitate exchange of modern medical techniques and health facilities. The association has about 1,100 doctors from Madhya Pradesh.
After signing the memorandum, Chief Minister described that this MoU would benefit Madhya Pradesh and disclosed further that constant efforts were being made to improve medical facilities in the State. Free treatment, medicines and pathological tests were being done in State Government’s hospitals.
Stating that he considered education, medicines, food, clothing and housing as fundamental rights of people, Chouhan said facilities were being provided to State’s people keeping this in view. The government had given facility of free treatment of swine flu in private hospitals. Health Minister Narottam Mishra informed that 8 lakh people are provided free medicines daily in the state.
Dr Devendra Shrivastava of MP Medical Alumni Association of North America informed the association decided to enter into an MoU with Madhya Pradesh on being impressed after meeting Chief Minister during his America visit and his speech. Under it, association’s member coming to Madhya Pradesh will provide specialist medical facilities.
They would upgrade techniques and libraries in medical colleges. The MoU was signed by President of Association Dr Shrivastava and Principal Secretary Medical Education Ajay Tirkey. Chief Secretary Anthony de Sa and Principal Secretary to CM SK Mishra were also present on the occasion. Jabalpur division, 51000 in Narmadapuram division, 2.60 lakh in Ujjain division, 1.87 lakh in Bhopal division and 3.26 lakh members had been made in Indore division.