In a significant development to boost medical infrastructure at ground level 10 urban health and wellness centres (UHWC) were inaugurated recently to ensure easy availability of primary healthcare facilities to the residents of the Chas municipality free of cost. Also four more UHWCs are proposed to be opened very soon as location has been finalised and soon the same will be operational.
Notably on July 19 Additional Municipal Commissioner Chas Anil Kumar Singh chaired the first review meeting at his office with the 10 UHWCs concerning the medical work force and gave necessary instructions to ensure best availability of basic medical facilities to all the needy people of Chas without any compromise under FOC. Notably in all this UHWC Doctor Consultations along with medicines are provided without taking any money and with a quality treatment approach. Basically this UHWC functions as normal OPD and offers facilities such as early identifications of diseases, basic management, counselling and follow up care.
Apart from UHWC three Polyclinic under Chas municipality at Kailash Nagar, Telidih and Siwandih also operational where Specialist doctors along with general doctors engaged in providing consultations along with availability of medicines completely free of cost . During interaction with Pioneer representative on review meeting AMC Chas Anil Kumar said that over all these medical setups and all initiatives are meant to bring Primary and specialty services closer to the community and will surely benefit patients, specially with poor economic background and that’s why constant review with micromanagement is mandate to ensure Poor section of society is not deprived of basic medical facilities. During the meeting Meghnath Choudhary (City Manager) and Kapishwar Singh (Technical cell) were mainly present along with various Doctors and medical staff.