The Action Committee for the new Government medical college and hospital in Baleswar has demanded establishment of a health university in Baleswar. It has also demanded that besides establishment of the proposed satellite centre of the AIIMS, a college for pharmacy and nursing be opened in the district.
At a meeting on Sunday, the committee members raised these issues that are included in the committee’s 19-point charter of demands to strengthen the existing health services in the district. The other demands include acceleration of works pertaining to establishment of the Government medical college and hospital, etc.
The committee besides reviewing the work progress for the college also stressed on its expedition.
The meeting presided over by Ananta Pradhan was attended by Mamta Mahapatra , Sradhanjali Ray, Niranjan Parida, Jayram Jena and Subrat Kar, among others.