Minister for Health and Family Welfare Vidadala Rajani has urged healthcare personnel in the public sector to discharge their duties in a responsible manner and achieve the dream of “Arogya Andhra Pradesh”.
The Minister on Saturday conducted a comprehensive review on healthcare facilities, the status of government hospitals in Guntur, Palnadu and Bapatla districts. Principal Secretary, M.T. Krishna Babu, National Health Mission Director J Nivas, APVVP Commissioner P. Vinod Kumar, Collectors of Guntur, M. Venugopal Reddy, Siva Sankar Lotheti and Vijaya Krishnan took part.
“Guntur has a special place in the State, and many graduates from Guntur Medical College went on to achieve bigger things in India and in abroad. The students of GMC formed GMCANA and have been extending financial assistance to improving the infrastructure in government general hospital. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is intent on transforming the government hospitals into centres of excellence. We are spending ₹13,000 crore every year on Medical and Health and ₹16,000 crore on improving facilities in hospitals under Nadu-Nedu,” said Ms. Rajani.
