New Delhi: In the final 9 years, the Centre has not solely centered on making healthcare extra accessible for the individuals of the nation but additionally on making it inexpensive for medical vacationers from overseas, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya stated on Friday. Mandaviya stated this whereas just about delivering the inaugural tackle on the centenary celebrations of Andhra Medical College. Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Vidadala Rajini, amongst others, attended the occasion. Mandaviya additionally just about laid the muse stone for a 50-bed Critical Care Block within the faculty.

“Andhra Medical College is the largest medical college in Andhra Pradesh with super speciality and a host of other facilities. It is also known for its illustrious alumni who have excelled in fields like politics, sports and administration besides medical sciences,” he stated, congratulating the school on the completion of 100 years.

Under the imaginative and prescient of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mandaviya stated, the government is constructing a medical faculty in each district of India.

“We are also creating a medical ecosystem in the country by increasing the number of UG and PG seats, transforming the quality of healthcare infrastructure and encouraging the manufacturing of medical devices,” he stated.

The variety of AIIMS has additionally elevated from six in 2014 to 22 at current, he added.

In the final 9 years, the federal government has not solely centered on making healthcare extra accessible for the individuals of the nation but additionally on making it extra inexpensive for medical vacationers from overseas, Mandaviya stated.

The Critical Care Block at Andhra Medical College is being constructed utilizing central authorities funds value Rs 23.75 crore underneath the National Health Mission. Of the overall quantity, Rs 16.75 crore will likely be spent on the ability and Rs 7 crore on the gear, the Union well being ministry stated in an announcement.

The 50-bed block will likely be unfold over 15,000 sqft, it stated.

This Critical Care Block will likely be a boon for sufferers in want of fast lifesaving efforts, it added.

The three-storey block will likely be constructed reverse the Department of Microbiology, Andhra Medical College.

A contemporary laboratory can be being arrange together with this unit which will likely be run by the Department of Anaesthesia, Andhra Medical College and King George Hospital. The crucial staffing will likely be taken care of by the National Health Mission, the assertion stated.