The Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Citizens Foundation, Ranchi to run six primary healthcare centers (PHCs) across Jharkhand on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode here on Friday.
These PHCs will be instrumental in taking primary healthcare to some of the remotest corners of the State including two PHCs each in Dhanbad and Giridih along with one each in Bokaro and Jamtara. The MoU was signed by Shailesh Kumar Chaurasia, Mission Director, Jharkhand Rural Health Mission Society and Secretary cum CEO of Citizens Foundation, Ganesh Reddy on Friday. In the past 10 years, Citizens Foundation has successfully operated several healthcare facilities across many States including Jharkhand, Bihar and Meghalaya for last decade under PPP model and with six PHCs in Jharkhand, team is hoping to bring a positive change in healthcare scenario of the State.