The State Government will launch CM Health Insurance scheme for the residents of Jharkhand on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay on September 25. Chief Minister Raghubar Das made the announcement during a high level meeting with Union Health Secretary CK Mishra here on Tuesday.
The CM said that the Kala-azar will be eradicated from four districts of the State as the students of Kasturba schools will run a campaign under their soial responsibility.
Congratulating the Government for bringing a positive change in the State, Mishra said that the Centre will work hand in hand with the State Government in health sector. He said that the Center will help in every area and stressed on special focus in the area of Kala-azar, secure maternity and reducing maternal mortality rate.
The CM said that a special campaign is being run in four districts of Santhal Pargana (Dumka, Sahebganj, Pakur and Godda) to eradicate Kala-azar. He asked the CS and Additional CS Health to monitor it.
Das also asked girl students of Kasturba Gandhi School to make people of at least five villages aware about health and hygiene under their social service programme. The school showing outstanding result will be awarded Rs1 lakh, he said.
Das said that all necessary steps need to be undertaken to start teaching from the next year in three medical colleges for which foundation stones have been laid. The teaching of MBBS must start in these colleges from next year. He appealed the Union Health Secretary to assist regarding approval of three new medical colleges. He also said that CIP at Kanke should be made one of the best medical colleges of the nation.
Mishra, during the meeting, said that from 2019, AIIMS will start working in Deoghar. The CM said that data should be made about maximum number of patients from a particular area visiting or referred to RIMS. The hospital is the back-bone of medical treatment and it must be strengthened.
Das directed the CS to provide the format of a tour diary to all civil surgeons and district level officers of all departments so that their visit of their respective areas can be monitored. If a doctor or ANM is not present on duty in a particular hospital or health center, strict action should be taken against the civil surgeon. It is responsibility of the Civil Surgeons and all district level officers to keep the subordinate offices under control. Officers who are not feeling this responsibility should quit the job.
On the suggestion of Union Health Secretary, the CM directed that primary health centers which have buildings but doctors and other amenities are lacking should be transparently run by renowned NGOs. And Advertisements should be floated for this.
Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma, Additional CS Health Sudhir Tripathi, Secretary to CM Sunil Kumar Barnwal, NHM Director Kripanand Jha and other officers were present in the meeting.