The State government will launch Mukhyamantri Swasthya Beema Yojana (MSBY) on April 01 this year with Rastriya Swasthya Suraksha Beema Yojana to provide health benefits to people from the vulnerable sections of society. Holding a review meeting of Health department CM Raghubar Das today said that the government priotizes strengthening of Health Department as it has started new schemes so that people should not move from place to place for treatment.
Das also asked to involve local representatives in medicated mosquito net distribution. He said that canteens at three medical colleges -RIMS, MGMCH and PMCH will be made under Mukhyamantri Kitchen Yojana to provide attendants food at cheap rate.
He instructed the department officials to make schemes timely and review the development from time to time. He said that the recruitment of people must be done during the construction of hospitals so that treatment of patients should be started as soon as the building is completed. The CM asked to start nursing curriculum in civil hospitals and new session from July itself so that position of nurses can be filled in the years to come. He ordered officials to do surprise inspections and ensure cleanliness in the health centres. “Health check up camps should be conducted at schools every year. This will start in 10-15 thousand schools at a time. Health card will be made for all the children. Ministers, MPs and local MlAs will participate in this. I.M.A. should be considered for help,” the CM added.
The CM directed to make 4 districts of Santhal Pargana Kaal-a-zar free by the end of this year. He said that for sickle cell anemia, cards should be made and given to the patients. The work of driving Mamta car will be given to the villagers. He said that health services will be developed in the village on PPP mode. Cancer Hospital and Research Center will be setup in RIMS. Officials informed during the meeting that 817 special doctors will be appointed under JPSC. The appointment of 101 special doctors and 200 MBBS will be completed by February 15. Pharmacy institutes will be opened in all block headquarters. ANM schools will be opened in latehar, Chatra, lohardaga, Devghar, Pakur and Koderma in 2017-18. Three year degree on health services will be started from this year.
Health Minister Ram Chandra Chandravanshi, Additional CS Amit Khare, Sudhir Tripathi; Principal Secretary to the CM Sanjay Kumar, Directors of RIMS, MGMCH and PMCH including other officers were present in the meeting.