Health Minister Amar Agrawal directed the Chief Medical and Health Officers (CMHOs) that no compromise should be done with quality of health services.
‘Incidents like Pendari should not be repeated otherwise strict action will be taken against the officers responsible,’ warned Agrawal in a state-level review meeting at Secretariat on Wednesday.
Agrawal said that the government has set parameters for functioning of department and violation of these parameters would not be tolerated in any circumstances.
He directed the senior officers of the department to ensure availability of necessary facilities in the district hospitals, community health centres and primary health centers to improve the health services. Special attention should be given on hygiene and cleanliness in every health institution.
Agrawal said that government is committed to provide quality services to the citizens and therefore it is needed on part of the entire to work with sense of duty and responsibility. The government intends to provide better services than private hospitals and all possible efforts are put in for the purpose.
He directed the officers of the Food and Drug Control Department to collect samples from pharmaceutical companies and medical stores and test them in laboratories prior to purchase to ensure that the substandard medicines do not reach the patients. The food samples should also be checked for quality. He also reviewed different departmental schemes and issued instructions to the officers concerned.
Principal Secretary - Health Dr Alok Shukla, Director -Health R Prasanna and Mission Director of National Rural Health Mission Dr Ayaj Fakirbhai Tamboli and other senior officers were present in the meeting.