Health Minister of Uttarakhand Surendra Singh Negi has directed the senior officers of the department to ensure that the process of interviews in the department for the posts already advertised should be held at the earliest. He made this comment while undertaking a review meeting of the department officials at auditorium of State Assembly on Thursday. Negi said that the battery and other equipment of the mobile health vans of the department should be immediately corrected so that these vehicles are used for the purpose of providing health services in remote areas. He said that a provision of ` 2.5 Crore of is made for proper maintenance of the mobile vans under Arogya Dham and National Health Mission scheme (NHM). Taking a stern view of lack of proper advertisement of eye camps, the Minister asked the officials to correct this folly so that people can take benefit of these camps.
While undertaking review of the Mukhyamantri Swasthya Bima Yojna (MSBY) the Health Minister expressed concern on lack of public response in Khatima and Sitarganj areas of Kumaon and asked the officers to take corrective measures for better implementation of the scheme in these areas. He asked the officers to earmark a place for dialysis machine at Government Hospital, Kotdwar. Negi said that a budget of Rs 2 crore is sanctioned for purchase of four such machines in Kotdwar. He also took exception to the problem faced by the doctors and employees of Gandhi Centenary Eye hospital and tersely told the officers that such a problem should not crop up in future. The meeting was attended by Joint Secretary Health Atar Singh, Officiating DG heath Abha Mamgain and other senior officers of the department.