Our prime responsibility is to keep every citizen healthy,” said Health Minister Amar Agrawal. He was speaking at a prize distribution ceremony held for the winners of Marathon race competition besides inauguration of an auditorium and library at the ‘Bone and Joint awareness Week’ programme organised at Sanjeevni Hospital here.
Agrawal said that the public awareness campaign for strengthening bones launched by the Sanjeevni Hospital was a great social service in the health sector.He said that Marathon race was a symbol of public awareness and to conduct such competition was an effective initiative.The Minister said that the health insurance scheme launched by Chhattisgarh Government has drawn world-wide accolades. Nearly 75 per cent countries in the world do not have this facility,he said.
Senior doctor Riyajuddin and Chairman of Indian Medical Association Dr lS Madhariya also addressed the function. At the outset of the function, Dr Vinod Tiwari of Sanjeevni Hospital informed in detail about the awareness week.The Health Minister gave away prizes and certificates to the winners of the Marathon race.
The first prize of Rs11,000 has been given to Shivprasad, second prize Rs6,000 to Deepak Agrawal and third prize Rs3,000 to Yagyaval Sahu.In the programme the health minister and other guests were honoured with mementos.