Shimla: In a move to boost healthcare facilities across the state, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced on Tuesday that the government has allocated ₹1 crore to upgrade health institutes in each of the 68 assembly constituencies into model health facilities.
According to the PTI report, the money will be used to purchase necessary machinery and equipment, he said Sukhu also flagged off mobile clinic bus service of Dharamshala-based Tong-Len Charitable Trust, a statement said.
The mobile clinic bus aims at providing free medical tests and first-aid to 20,000 people at their doorstep and also plans to start tele-medicine service soon.
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The bus is equipped with kidney, liver, tuberculosis, diabetes, hormone-related blood tests, X-rays, ECG, and semen test facilities which will be provided free of charge.
Sukhu said emergency medicine departments were also being developed at casualty departments in colleges across the state, news agency PTI reported.
He said in view of the growing number of cancer patients, the government was establishing state-of-the-art cancer institutes to offer advanced treatment.
The government has decided to provide free medicines and treatment facilities to cancer patients at government hospitals and included 42 cancer medicines in its essential medicine list.
team had earlier reported that the state government has been actively working to integrate palliative care into the healthcare system of Himachal Pradesh which is a specialized medical care that aims at providing relief from pain, discomfort and stress to patients suffering from other serious ailments. This was stated by Health Minister Dr. (Col.) Dhani Ram Shandil who is leading a senior delegation, to study Pallium India’s palliative care model involving community in Kerala from 23rd to 26th October 2024.
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