Development of HR and Infrastructure important for Medical sector: Modi

Updated on: Monday, December 26, 2011

Emphasising on the need to have preventive healthcare as part of state health policy, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said development of human resources is equally important as that of physical infrastructure in the medical sector.

Modi was speaking at the the silver jubilee function of Pramukhswami Medical College at Karamsad in Anand district.

He also laid the foundation stone for the Ramanbhai Gokal Health Privilege Centre at the Shrikrishna Hospital premises there.

"The government has laid equal importance to human resource development alongside physical infrastructure in the medical sector," Modi said.

Efforts are also on to ensure pure air, water and good diet for people to let them live a healthy life, he added.

Modi also expressed his resolve to give equal emphasis to preventive health care as part of the state's policy for a healthy Gujarat.

He said as part of these efforts the state government has entered into an agreement with 1,000 private medical practitioners to provide quality maternity and obstetric services as a result of which 83 per cent of births now take place in hospitals, as against 37 per cent earlier.

On the occasion, Gujarat Health Minister Jaynarayan Vyas said that to take care of human resources development, capacity of medical colleges has been increased by 90 percent to 925 seats now.

Development of HR and Infrastructure important for Medical sector: Modi

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