The Health Minister of Uttarakhand Surendra Singh Negi has directed top officials of health department to provide paramedical and other staff needed for smooth functioning of the Gandhi Centenary Eye Hospital (GCEH). The Minister gave these orders while undertaking a review meeting of the health department at Vidhan Sabha auditorium on Wednesday.
The officials told the Health Minister that the process rate fixation for orthopedic equipment like plates, needles and rods under Mukyamantri Swasthaya Bima Yojna (MSBY), is completed. The Minister was told that a payment of Rs35.88 lakhs has been made under the II phase of MSBY to 491 beneficiaries since August 1.
The department has received a total of 4,213 claims amounting to Rs3.40 Crores under MSBY in its second phase of operation. He was further informed that 30,165 families has registered themselves in II phase of MSBY out of which 6,904 health cards have been distributed.
The Minister was particularly concerned on the situation of dengue in state. He held a telephonic discussion with CMO of Haridwar and directed him to undertake spray of Pyriproxifen in the affected areas.
Negi took a detailed account of dengue cases in the meeting. He also took exception to less reporting of patients in II Phase of special health camp as compared to the first camp. The Minister directed the officials to undertake an awareness campaign for these camps. He directed that the appointment of contractual pharmacists should be done within a period of two months. The Minister has given a deadline of October 20 for setting up a cardiac unit at Kashipur and inquired about the status of the proposal to set up a dialysis unit in Kotdwar.
On the status of payment to the 108 emergency ambulance service, the officials informed the minister that a sum of Rs2.74 crore is made to the ambulance service and a proposal of Rs6 crore is sent to finance for necessary clearance.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary health Om Prakash, Additional secretary Neeraj Khairwal, Director General health services Dr Kusum Narriyal, Directors Dr SC Pant, Dr Abha Mamgain and others.