Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that by upgrading health centers and sub-health centers into health and wellness centers, the facilities of tests made available and the list of free medicines available should be displayed. Common citizens should be aware that free of cost tests and medicines are available to them at the health center near them. For this they do not need to go to any private hospital.
Chouhan gave these instructions in the review of Public Health and Family Welfare Department in Mantralaya on Thursday. Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Prabhuram Choudhary, Chief Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains, Health Commissioner Sudam Khade, MD NHM Smt. Priyanka Das and officers were present.
Chouhan said that primary health centers and sub-health centers have been upgraded into health and wellness centres. 63 types of tests and 204 types of medicines are being provided in the primary health center converted into health and wellness center and 97 types of drugs and 14 types of tests are being provided at the sub-health center. Common citizens should be aware of this. For this, the list of tests and medicines should be displayed at health centers and sub-health centers. This will enable citizens to take advantage of the facilities being provided to them in the health center near them. They will not have to go to private hospitals or big cities due to lack of information. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that every effort should be made to increase the trust of the common man in government hospitals.
Chouhan said that there are many programmes like vaccination, institutional delivery etc. to reduce maternal and child mortality. All these programmes aim at reducing maternal and infant mortality. He told to work in mission mode to reduce maternal and child mortality. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan gave instructions to effectively conduct the tuberculosis eradication programme.
The Chief Minister told to equip all the district hospitals and other health institutions of all the districts of the state with facilities. He told to ensure that all types of treatment facilities are available in district hospitals. Health Minister Prabhuram Choudhary apprised about appointment of specialist doctors to meet the shortage of specialist doctors in hospitals. He said that specialist doctors would be appointed soon. Additional Chief Secretary Health Mohammed Suleman gave a presentation on the updated status of the implementation of departmental programmes.