Health standards improve in Telangana

Telangana Chief Secretary Shanti Kumari informed that due to the revolutionary schemes undertaken by the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) in the medical and health sector, there has been a significant improvement in the health standards of the people of the state.

Speaking at a review meeting held at BRKR Bhavan here on Tuesday on the medical and health department, she said that the health and living standards of the people of the state have improved with the state government’s ambitious initiatives such as Kanti Velugu, KCR Kit, KCR nutrition kit and comprehensive health check-ups for women journalists.

The Chief Secretary stated that so far 13,28,808 people have been provided with KCR kits in the state, thus 29.10 lakh people have benefited. She noted that institutional deliveries have increased in the state since these KCR kits were launched free of cost.

Currently 95 percent of deliveries are taking place in institutions. Deliveries in government hospitals have increased from 30 percent to 61 percent, she said and added that they are also giving incentive awards to the staff if they give birth in primary medical centres.

The Chief Secretary said that the KCR Nutrition Kit, which was introduced experimentally in 9 districts of the state to provide nutritious food to pregnant and lactating women, is giving good results and the number of maternal and child deaths decreased due to these kits. These KCR Nutrition Food Kits will be launched across all the districts soon.

As part of the women’s health program launched on the occasion of International Women’s Day, eight types of medical examinations have been conducted for 5214 women.

Telangana Diagnostics, which was started in Hyderabad and 22 districts of the state to conduct about 57 types of pathological tests free of cost, has so far conducted 8.90 crore tests to 49 lakh people.

So far 1.4 crore people have conducted medical examinations through 352 Basthi Davakhanas which were introduced to conduct immediate medical examinations for nearly two crore people. Another 46 Basthi Davakhanas will be opened soon.

As per the promise made by the State Municipal Administration and IT Minister on International Women’s Day, CS said that master health checkups will be conducted for women journalists in the state.

About 56 types of parameters and 12 tests will be conducted through this Master Health Checkup, and for this purpose the Commissioner of Information Public Relations Department has been requested to make special arrangements in the office of the Information Department, an official statement said. United News of India