MACHILIPATNAM: Minister for Health and Finance K. Rosaiah on Sunday said that the State Government's objective was to provide qualitative treatment to patients at Government hospitals. For this, it would provide latest medical equipment to all Government hospitals, besides improving the basic facilities.

Mr. Rosaiah inaugurated the office of the District Medical and Health Officer, built at a cost of Rs. 1.5 crores.

Earlier, addressing a press conference, Mr. Rosaiah felt that there was a need to strengthen the medical and health department to offer better services to people. A recruitment drive was taken up by the Government to fill vacant posts in the hospitals. While 1,000 basic doctors were recruited in the last 22 months, 250 gynaecologists were also taken into Government service. An additional 200 basic doctors were recruited and posted in agency areas.

The appointment of nurses and para-medical staff was on. Plans were afoot to recruit some more staff in the near future, he said.

Health centre

Mr. Rosaiah said that a sum of Rs. 16 crores was allocated to renovate the Government General Hospital and Dental hospital in Vijayawada. Permanent buildings would be constructed for 11 primary health centres in the district in the current financial year. A primary health centre would be set up in Machilipatnam soon.

Services of eminent professors would be used to improve the quality of medical education. In the current financial year, the Government would purchase 10 CT scan machines and three MRI scanners for different hospitals. With the support of private agencies, facilities like scanning would be provided in the Government hospitals. These facilities would be offered free of cost to white ration cardholders.

Later, Mr. Rosaiah inaugurated the platinum jubilee building of Cosmopolitan Club in the town. Krishna district Collector Navin Mittal said 2,000 woman health volunteers were appointed in the district.

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