Rajasthan medical and health principal secretary Gayatri Rathore wants Rajasthan to be a model state in the country in healthcare programmes. She instructed the department to ensure proper implementation of health programmes under National Health Mission (NHM), thereby improving the health index.
Rathore directed officers for the last mile delivery. She said that the officers should reach out to the people living in remotest areas for providing healthcare.
“We have to realise the commitments of Ayushman Rajasthan,” she said.
Increase technological innovations
Gayatri Rathore asked officers to increase technological innovations in health programmes and implement the integrated health management system 2.0 at the earliest.
“We must achieve the targets of IT innovations set under Rajasthan Digital Health Mission. The work of preparing Abha I'd must be expedited,” she said.
Achieve targets of Ayushman Arogya Mandir
The importance of Ayushman Arogya Mandir is high in delivery healthcare services to the remotest of the villages. She insisted that every healthcare centre should be converted into Ayushman Arogya Mandir on the guidelines of Government of India.
She said that the department should ratify maximum centres by improving parameters under National Quality Assurance and Kayakalp scheme.
Rathore instructed to ramp up information education and communication (IEC) at educational institutions so that children can be enlightened about the health problems. She also directed the department to fill up the vacant posts at a fast pace so that there is no delay in the implementation of health programmes. She also reviewed the financial sanctions of the mission and instructed to spend the budget in a time bound targeted manner.
Mission director of National Health Mission (NHM) Bharti Dixit, who is a medico, apprised Rathore about various schemes and programmes being run under the mission. She assured that the targets of the mission will be completed with commitment.
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