Pharmacists to be appointed in these Jan Aushadhi Kendras
CT scan services are operational in 17 districts of state
Funds released for the renovation of 162 PHCs/CHCs in the state
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, February 27-
Haryana Health and Family Welfare Minister Anil Vij said that Jan-Aushadhi Kendra will be established in all Civil Hospitals in the state and discussions are underway with the Union government for the same. Pharmacists will also be appointed in these Jan-Aushadhi Kendra.Vij was responding to a question during the budget session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha here today.
He informed that currently, there are approximately 171 centres holding retail drug licenses covering all 22 districts of the state. Five centres are operational in government hospitals/medical colleges. Health Welfare Committees have been authorized to work in each district, out of which 5 Jan-Aushadhi Kendra are functional in hospitals of Karnal, Bhiwani, Rewari, Gurugram and Yamunanagar districts.
Vij said that CT scan/MRI scan services have been initiated under the PPP mode in various health institutions of the state, and currently, CT scan services are operational in 17 districts except for Jhajjar Charkhi Dadri, Fatehabad, Nuh and Narnaul. Tenders for Charkhi Dadri and Jhajjar have been floated. MRI services are available in 5 districts - Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Gurugram, and Panchkula, and tenders have already been issued for 6 districts - Kurukshetra, Panipat, Bahadurgarh (Jhajjar), Palwal, Charkhi Dadri, and Yamunanagar.
The Health Minister said that funds have been released for 162 PHCs/CHCs for renovation, and under this, CHC/PHC in Charkhi Dadri will be renovated in the first phase, and the renovation of all 29 sub-health centres will be completed in the coming financial year. Apart from this, it is expected that medicines at affordable rates in Dadri civil hospital will be provided in the next financial year. He informed that the tendering process is underway to provide CT scan and MRI scan facilities through the PPP mode, and there is a possibility that it will be finalized in the next financial year.
