Shimla: Health Initiatives in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh launched electronic health cards and a free insulin scheme for diabetic patients below 18 years under the universal immunisation programme.
The health card can be downloaded from a mobile application named 'HealthCardHP'.
The chief minister, along with state Health Minister Kaul Singh Thakur, at a programme here, also launched:
- HP Universal Health Protection Scheme
- A health bulletin brochure
- A scheme for providing free treatment for hemophilic patients
- Measles-Rubella campaign in the state
They also laid the foundation stone of a special ward block at Indira Gandhi Medical College here, online.
Speaking at a function here, Singh said four new medical colleges were sanctioned for the state during his current tenure as the chief minister.
Thakur said dialysis facilities for diabetic patients have been started at zonal hospitals in four districts and it would be extended to all zonal hospitals in the state in a phased manner.
He also said efforts were afoot to provide 300 different types of life-saving medicines to the people of the state free of charge at all community, primary, and health sub-centres.
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