Mandaviya reviews public health preparedness for management of heat-related illnesses
The Union Health Minister also advised senior officials to meet with states for better coordination and understanding.
The Union Health Minister also advised senior officials to meet with states for better coordination and understanding.
The bulk drug plants inaugurated on Saturday are located across various states including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
In his address after inaugurating the Vivekananda Cancer and Super Speciality Extension Hospital of Vivekanand Medical Foundation and Research Centre in Maharashtra’s Latur, the minister stressed that the world has many health models.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister said the AIIMS Smart Payment Card will resolve the long pending issue of patients from far flung areas carrying cash with them to the hospital.
Mandaviya made this statement, while delivering keynote address at the 4th convocation in AIIMS Jodhpur in Rajasthan .
Chairing a ''Swasthya Chintan Shivir'', the Union health minister stressed the need to ensure comprehensive and saturation coverage of all health schemes
The two-day even to be organised by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare along with the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare. will be attended by the Ministers of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar and Prof. SP Singh Baghel.
The Union Cabinet has approved a total outlay of Rs 3.70 lakh crore aimed at benefitting farmers through schemes, Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said here on Wednesday.
“Effective disaster response and management is a collaborative work. With coordinated actions between Centre and States, we can surely ensure there are no deaths due to heat waves,” the Union health minister said.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will review heatwave preparedness with the affected states over a video conference at noon today, informed health department sources.
