Union Health Minister lays Foundation Stone of Health -Projects in Uttarakhand

Why in News?

On 31 March 2023, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare inaugurated a 500-bed hospital in Dehradun, Uttarakhand and three vital care blocks of fifty beds every laid the inspiration stone at Rudraprayag, Nainital and Srinagar via digital medium from Joshimath at a operate organized in Dehradun.

Key Points

• Speaking on the event, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare knowledgeable that the work of upgradation and strengthening of medical infrastructure underneath the ‘Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission’ (PM-ABHIM) is in progress and within the wake of the worldwide COVID pandemic, Important work is being performed underneath ECRP-II (Emergency COVID Response Package-II) with the target of strengthening the medical models of the long run retaining in thoughts the experiences.
• In order to work quick within the well being sector of Uttarakhand authorities, 7 underneath PM-ABHIM scheme and seven underneath ECRP-II i.e. complete 14 vital care blocks are being constructed.
• Through these initiatives, higher well being amenities for emergency care might be simply obtainable to individuals residing in distant mountain areas.
• Critical care blocks at Rudraprayag and Nainital might be constructed underneath the ECRP-II bundle. At the identical time, it will likely be constructed in Srinagar underneath the PM-ABHIM scheme.
• A complete of Rs 71.25 crore has been sanctioned for 3 vital care blocks at Pauri in Srinagar, Rudraprayag and Haldwani in Nainital in coordination with the Government of India and the Government of Uttarakhand to make sure most people’s entry to well being amenities.
• An quantity of Rs 23.75 crore has been sanctioned for the development of every of those vital care blocks. These vital care blocks might be supplied with amenities like ICU beds, HDU beds, isolation ward beds, isolation rooms, emergency beds, operation theaters, labor supply rooms, mixed care laboratories and dialysis rooms.
• To improve and strengthen the medical infrastructure within the state, the ability of 500 beds might be expanded within the Doon Medical College with an quantity of Rs 120 crore. With this initiative, sufferers coming from distant areas would have the ability to get higher remedy amenities within the state capital.
• On this event, State Health Minister Dhan Singh Rawat, underlining the progress made within the well being sector of Uttarakhand, stated that with greater than 80,000 individuals registered on the ‘E-Raktkosh blood donation portal’, the individuals of Uttarakhand have donated probably the most blood within the nation.
• More than 50 lakh ABHA playing cards have been issued to the individuals of the state and out of them greater than 7 lakh individuals have availed this free remedy facility.
• Uttarakhand has turn out to be the primary state in India to cowl 100% TB sufferers underneath the Ni-Kshaya Mitra initiative within the battle in opposition to TB.