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 .
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday will chair a high-level meeting to review public health preparedness regarding the ongoing heatwave across the country, sources said.
To ensure this, the expansion of CGHS facilities has become a focus area for the government so that people can access quality healthcare
Reiterating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s focus on wellness and preventive healthcare, he said that India’s traditional food habits and way of life should be adopted as ‘our kitchen is our hospital’.
He will also meet ministers from countries including the USA, Bangladesh, Argentina, Brazil, Qatar, and BMGF
Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya has interacted with representatives of Japanese medical devices companies in Tokyo and invited them to take advantage of opportunities in India.