PATNA: CM Nitish Kumar on Sunday said his government would make such a better arrangement of health and medicare services in Bihar that no person would need to go outside the state for treatment.
Addressing a health department’s event after launching digital services like e-Sanjeevani telemedicine facility, Wonder app, referral transport tracking system for ambulance and Ashwin portal, he said, “We have taken a resolve to provide such health services in the state that no one will require to go outside Bihar. If anyone wants to go outside the state for treatment on his/her own wish, it is a different matter.”
After launching the digital health-related services, Nitish said through the e-Sanjeevani, patients living in the remote villages would be provided medical advice through videoconference linked to the primary health centres and district level Sadar hospitals. Similarly, the Wonder app would help in providing better medicare to pregnant women.
“By use of the referral transport tracking system, people would get better and timely ambulance facility. Through the Ashwin portal, the ASHA workers would get their remuneration on time,” Nitish said.
The CM further asked the health department officials to inform people about the technology-based advance facilities so that maximum number of people could be benefited from such facilities across the state.
On the occasion, the rural development department and health department officials signed an MoU through which the Jeevika members are empowered to run ‘Didi Ki Rasoi’, a canteen, in all district and sub-divisional hospitals across the state. As per the MoU, all indoor patients at government hospitals will be provided meals from the Jeevika canteen. No other canteen will be allowed to run where the Jeevika will operate its ‘Didi Ki Rasoi’.
Nitish further asked the officials to use social media platforms to highlight the achievements and good works of the state government and also to counter negative propaganda of some elements.
Deputy CMs Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi, health minister Mangal Pandey and principal secretary (health) Pratyaya Amrit also addressed the event.