Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that telemedicine and treatment of patients through satellite uplink would play a significant role in the health care in future in the State with several initiatives being taken on the modern technology front.
Laying the foundation stone for a new wing for gynaecology and paediatrics at Mathuradas Mathur Government Hospital in Jodhpur on Saturday, Mr. Gehlot said the State Government was committed to providing quality services in the health care institutions and improving facilities for diagnosis and surgery.The new wing will be constructed at a cost of Rs.29.49 crore.
Mr. Gehlot also dedicated a new high-dose radiotherapy machine installed at the hospital at a cost of Rs.1.50 crore.
According to an official release here, Mr. Gehlot said the computerisation of all village panchayats being carried out at present and the establishment of Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendras would help in the extension of medical services to the remote villages.
Financial assistance from the Chief Minister’s Life Saving Fund is also being given at Primary Health Centres.
The Chief Minister said the State Government had spent Rs.25 crore on providing health care facilities to the families living below poverty line during the last one year.
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The non-government organisations could play a significant role in extending the facilities to the target groups, he added. State Medical and Health Minister Aimaduddin Ahmed Khan and Technical Education Minister Mahendra Singh Malviya also addressed the gathering on the occasion. The Hindu
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