If critical care service is available on time, many lives can be saved in emergency situations, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday.
Mandaviya made this statement as he inaugurated 24 health facilities across AIIMS Bilaspur, Rishikesh, Gorakhpur, Nagpur, Bhubaneshwar, Deoghar and laid the foundation stone for 68 health services for AIIMS Jodhpur, while delivering keynote address at the 4th convocation in AIIMS Jodhpur in Rajasthan .
Reiterating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Ayushman Bharat, he said health facilities have become affordable, accessible and available to every citizen and everyone gets healthcare facilities with the same quality standards.
Lauding the expansion and improvement of medical education, the minister said, “Our hospitals are temples of medicine and as a doctor it is your responsibility to serve them.”
Elaborating further, Mandaviya cited that momentous growth in health facilities such as addition of 16 new AIIMS institutes that provide free treatment to the poor as well as the establishment of over 1,60,00 Ayushman Aarogya Mandir that adopt a preventative and holistic approach entailing preventative screening, lifestyle education and wellness components.
Expanding the umbrella of health infrastructure, India leverages digital medium to ensure that health services reach the last mile providing connectivity, consultancy to doctors through mediums such as eSanjeevni and Tele-MANAS saving immense time and money of patients, he said.
Mandaviya emphasized that initiatives such as Sickle Cell Elimination Program,TB Free India campaign which has witnessed multitude of TB patients of the country being adopted by Ni-kshay Mitras are aligned with the goal of achieving Ayushman Bharat.
Praising the vision of the Prime Minister, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, who was also present said, the proactive approach to health underscoring the magnitude of change ushered in for the benefit of all enhancing the accessibility and availability of healthcare services.