Cancer, anaemia focus areas for AP
The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y.S. jagan Mohan Reddy, has directed the health department to establish an oncology department in each of the state's medical colleges because the state has seen a large increase in spending on cancer treatments over the past seven years. The decision was made about new medical colleges that are currently being created in the state during the health and Family Welfare Department review meeting on Tuesday.
If we establish oncology departments in all medical colleges for prevention and treatment, it is a win-win situation for the state and will help us with more PG seats along with the resources to treat the patients at government facilities, said the chief minister. "Build and strengthen the government healthcare facilities in the state and people would avail the Aarogyasri services at our hospitals," he added. Officials from the health department notified the chief minister that since 2015, the state's spending on cancer treatment has climbed by a factor of four.
They added that 1,40,639 virtual accounts had been set up under the Aarogyasri programme for those utilising the services, allowing the state government to deposit treatment costs, which would subsequently be automatically debited from patients' hospital accounts. The chief minister gave the health department a year to completely eradicate anaemia in the state. He urged the administrators to keep an eye on the operation of the Anganwadi centres, saying, "Take it as a challenge and work for the full elimination of anaemia in Andhra Pradesh." The chief minister said, "Provide protein kits to people with severe anaemia, like Sampoorna Poshana."
If we establish oncology departments in all medical colleges for prevention and treatment, it is a win-win situation for the state and will help us with more PG seats along with the resources to treat the patients at government facilities, said the chief minister. "Build and strengthen the government healthcare facilities in the state and people would avail the Aarogyasri services at our hospitals," he added. Officials from the health department notified the chief minister that since 2015, the state's spending on cancer treatment has climbed by a factor of four.
They added that 1,40,639 virtual accounts had been set up under the Aarogyasri programme for those utilising the services, allowing the state government to deposit treatment costs, which would subsequently be automatically debited from patients' hospital accounts. The chief minister gave the health department a year to completely eradicate anaemia in the state. He urged the administrators to keep an eye on the operation of the Anganwadi centres, saying, "Take it as a challenge and work for the full elimination of anaemia in Andhra Pradesh." The chief minister said, "Provide protein kits to people with severe anaemia, like Sampoorna Poshana."