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Industrialists urged to set up hospitals

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HYDERABAD : Industries Minister J.Geeta Reddy has urged industrialists to set up a hospital in each district, either through collective efforts or individually, to provide free medicare to the poor on the lines of the Sri Satya Sai Super-Speciality Hospital, Puttaparti. Inaugurating a national seminar on "Revitalising rural health care in India', organised by the Apollo Institute of Hospital Administration, here, on Monday, she wanted industrialists, who were making profit to contribute a "little" towards improving the healthcare of those living below the poverty line. Emphasising the need for revitalising rural healthcare , she said the Government was doing its best, but that was not enough because of the population explosion.

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