CM to launch health care scheme for slum dwellers
Hyderabad, Sept 29 (INN): Chief Minister K Rosaiah would inaugurate the `Health City programme to be conducted in slums to mark Gandhi Jayanti on October 2, stated Health and Family Welfare Minister Danam Nagender on Wednesday. The inauguration of the programme would take place at a slum in Jubilee Hills. Talking to media persons at the Secretariat, Mr Nagender stated that the `Health City programme has been sponsored by the Centre and is aimed to provide health facilities for all people living in slums.
Under the programme, 892 ailments can be identified measures suggested for preventing serious health problems, he stated. The Health Minister said that a health card would be issued to patients, those who crossed 30 years of age. The health card would be useful for providing higher health facilities in 78 Arogyasri centres and seven government hospitals across the state. The Centre would bear the cost of the entire project, he said.
Mr Nagender revealed that the state government has decided to give appointment orders for 759 staff nurses recruited under the notification issued in 2007. He said that the officials have been directed to take all measures to prevent viral fevers in the state.
News Posted: 29 September, 2010
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