A Revolutionary Change In The Health Sector

AP government, by setting up eight super-specialty hospitals, seven new medical colleges, one cancer hospital, and seven nursing colleges, outlined a revolutionary change in the health sector.

At a review meeting on the implementation of the Nadu-Nedu (Then-Now) program in hospitals, CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said the number of teaching hospitals should be increased to reduce staff scarcity and help in increasing the number of seats available for students. The officials informed that there was scope for setting up teaching hospitals in 9 places.

CM Jagan directed the officials to implement the proposal in 4 to 5 hospitals immediately. The bad state of affairs in the medical and health sectors at present was because of the previous government, he added. Each constituency should have such a hospital and they should be self-sustaining, he further added.

The government is prepared to provide quality healthcare to future generations. He also reviewed the proposals for setting up health sub-centers.

It was decided to take up development programs in 1,138 primary health centers, 52 area hospitals and 169 community health centers under the Nadu-Nedu program. Similarly, Nadu-Nedu works would also be taken up in existing 11 medical colleges, 6 teaching hospitals and 13 district hospitals.

The CM as part of Nadu-Nedu would launch the third phase of the Kanti Velugu program on February 17 at Kurnool. He would also lay the foundation stone for the health sub-center. The third phase of Kanti Velugu would entail 10 lakh surgeries to be performed until July.

The CM Jagan said that focus should be on super-specialty medical courses by dividing the state into five zones comprising Kurnool-Kadapa-Anantapur, Prakasam-Nellore-Chittoor, Krishna-Guntur, East and West Godavari districts and the North Coastal Andhra districts.

The staff requirement in the medical and health sector should be fulfilled by May, he said, and WHO standards should be maintained in all the hospitals by April.