MoU between MP and Tata Trust signed 115 Health and Wellness Centres in 23 Districts

 

Bhopal : The Chief Minister Shri Kamal Nath has stessed the for having a fresh approach to and robust monitoring mechanism for ensuring quality health services. Marching towards this objective, the State Government signed an with Tata Trust in the presence of the Chief Minister in the Mantralay today.

Following this, Madhya Pradesh Health Health and Wellness Centers would be set up to improve primary health services. On behalf of the State Government, Chief Secretary Shri S.R. Mohanty and on behalf of Tata Trust its Vice President and former Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh Shri Vijay Singh signed the MoU. Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Shri Tulsiram Silawat was present on he occasion.

The Chief Minister said that ensuring better health facilities to the people in urban and rural areas is the primary goal of the state government. Efforts are on for last one year. The top priority is to ensure that the benefits of state-of-the-art treatment reach the people. The Chief Minister stressed the need to evolve a strong monitoring mechanism and adopt fresh approach while assuring delivery of quality health services.

According to MoU, 5 health and wellness centers will be set up in 23 high priority districts. Tata Trust will extend technical and managerial support for 115 identified health and wellness centers to be set up in four years. Tata Trust will expand cooperation for 500 more health and wellness centers later. The electronic health record of citizens will be maintained in these districts. In addition, the Tata Trusts will also support high-risk pregnant women, referral to complex cases of diabetes, hypertension and cancer and necessary follow-up treatment. The technical committee of experts will implement the scheme.

Capacity Building of Health Workers will also be taken up at block level. Material as per requirement for the training will be available in collaboration with Medical Colleges and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal.

Quality Health Services

The Tata Trusts will also cooperate in developing health counseling practices. For better implementation of health programs, the task of multiplying the effects of programs by using new techniques and methods is also included.

Monitoring committee

A monitoring committee will be formed jointly by the National Health Mission and Trust for periodic monitoring of the implementation of the project. Principal Secretary Public Health and Family Welfare Smt Pallavi Jain Govil, Principal Secretary Medical Education Shri Shivasekhar Shukla and senior representatves of the Trust were present on the occasion.