The State Government has initiated the process of recruitment of 200 dental doctors in the State health services. The Health Minister Surendra Singh Negi said this while taking a meeting with top health department officials at Secretariat on Monday. He said that the recruitment process of the doctors of the dental stream was affected as the issue was entwined in legal issues. The Minister directed the department officials to expedite the process of recruitment of these doctors so that better health facility can be availed by the people living in the mountainous areas of the State. The Minister informed that the Government has decided to impart training to the pharmacists so that they are able to recommend allopathic medicines to the patients. He also asked the officials to ensure that the pharmacists are recruited in the health services in large numbers.
On Dengue threat the Minister claimed that the disease is under control in the State. He asked the officials to prepare a detailed working plan for disease like Dengue, Malaria, typhoid, diarrhea and viral fever which are more prevalent from summers and prevail up to September so that masses are rescued from the menace of these diseases. Negi said mass awareness campaign for these diseases is needed for tackling them effectively.
The Minister said that the State Government has taken various measures to improve the healthcare services which include recruitment of nurses, free distribution of generic drugs and free pathological tests. He said that the former UPA Government had given its nod for these schemes but due to change in guard at Centre these proposals are pending now. Negi said that the State Government is taking effective measures to get clearance for these schemes. He said that the State Government has requested the union Government to clear the above mentioned projects soon so that the economically backward sections of society of the State are benefited.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Health Om Prakash, additional secretary Health Vimi Sachdeva and Director General of health services Dr R P Bhatt among others.