The Telangana Government has decided to post public health professionals and IT personnel in all primary healthcare centres in urban and rural areas recognising the importance of preventive healthcare, said Health Minister T. Harish Rao on Thursday.
“Public health management has been recognised globally after the pandemic. Here in Telangana, we have good doctors, staff and infrastructure, but we have realised that there is a huge gap in the absence of public health personnel. Every hospital should have one,” he said in his address after inaugurating the 45-acre campus of Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) Indian Institute of Public Health-Hyderabad (IIPH-H) at Rajendranagar.
The Minister pointed out that primary healthcare is the most important part of medical care as “prevention is better than cure” and while there are Asha workers in villages, the neglected urban health posts became prominent during COVID vaccination efforts.
