In a bid to provide better medical facility in Doiwala community health centre, the State Government has signed MoU with Swami Ram Himalayan University (SRHU) in the presence of chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat at the CM residence on Saturday. With this agreement, the local people,who used to rush to SRHU will get same facility in their nearby CHC, Doiwala. The agreement was signed by DG Health Dr DS Rawat and SRHU registrar Nanlin Bhatnagar. As per the MoU, medical facility like doctors and para medic staff will be provided by the SRHU free of cost as part of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and other facilities like medicine, equipment, ambulance and its maintenance will be borne by the state government.
As per this agreement, SRHU will appoint 13 doctors, including physician, surgeon, gynecologist, anesthetist, pediatrician and four specialist doctors. The contract has been signed for next five years. They will appoint nursing staff too and will start appointing doctors and para medic staff by August 1. They would start working any day by August 15.
Welcoming the MoU, CM Rawat said that their government is dedicated to strengthening the medical facility in the state. For this doctors are being appointed in the hilly districts of the state. He also instructed the department to release Rs 50 lakh for the renovation of the CHC and make OT operational by next one month. SRHU will appoint their doctors and para medic staff as per the requirement.
However, the administrative control would be under the command of the state government through medical superintendent. Store keeper/pharmacist and accountant will be appointed by the state. For Medico legal issue, the state would appoint the government doctor there. To have better coordination between the state and SRHU, state has constituted a centre management committee (CMC) led by the Dehradun district magistrate of which the health department CMO and SHRU representative would be members.
Among those present at the MoU inking programme were the additional chief secretary Omprakash, SRHU vice- chancellor Dr Vijay Dhasmana and advisor to CM Dr Naveen Baluni.