A newly-constructed building for running the Mother Child Care (MCH) unit, a Day Care chemo centre and a new Primary Health Centre were inaugurated in Nuapada district by Health Minister Pratap Jena on Sunday.
The MCH constructed in the campus of the District Headquarters Hospital at a cost of Rs 11 crore is having all facilities for ante and postnatal care. The day care chemo centre is one of the promises fulfilled by the Naveen Ptanaik Government to cater to the need of the growing numbers of cancer patients in the area.
The Minister on his way to village Darlipada of Komna block to inaugurate the new PHC attended a meeting at village Kurumpuri and distributed tricycles to differently-abled persons of the district.
Komna block Chairman Manoj Mishra appraised the Minister about the miserable health situation in villages of the Sunabeda plateau and requested to provide doctors. Answering questions of mediapersons later, the Minister assured that two doctors would be posted in Sunabeda PHC.