NEW DELHI: Claiming that the Centre attached importance to tertiary healthcare services and medical education, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said the NDA government has announced the setting up of as many as 11 new AIIMS like institutions in various parts of the country.
Informing that the government was expanding the network of medical colleges in a big way by upgrading 58 district hospitals to medical colleges, the Minister, speaking at the sixth convocation ceremony of PGIMER & Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital here yesterday, said 20 state cancer institutes and 50 tertiary cancer care centres were being set up.
”The Government also encourages the setting up of new medical colleges and strengthening the existing ones. Existing medical colleges are being upgraded by setting up of super specialty blocks in 70 such medical colleges in the entire country,” Mr Nadda said.
The institution was working towards realising Prime Minister’s vision of Digital India as well as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. PGIMER and RML were also working towards full implementation of E-HOSPITAL, he stated. Dr Jitendra Singh, MoS (Prime Minister Office, and Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department) was also present at the convocation ceremony.
To realise the dream of Swachch Bharat, Mr Nadda said his ministry had launched a scheme KAYAKALP to promote Swachchta in public health facilities. He said the institute was also going to set up an AMRIT Pharmacy (Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment) which will make available anti-cancer, cardio-vascular drugs and implants at discounted prices to the patients.(Agencies)
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