Nagpur: In a series of tweets on Monday, medical education minister Amit Deshmukh announced that the state will not face health manpower crunch in the fight against Covid-19.
Deshmukh stated that fresh MBBS graduates will be added to the workforce apart from nurses who complete their internships. TOI had reported the same on April 4.
“In view of the high prevalence of Covid-19 in the state, it has been decided to provide additional manpower in the medical field to deal with the situation, which will enable immediate provision of 5,200 medical officers and 15,000 nurses,” stated Deshmukh’s tweet.
“The final examination of the final year medical students in the state will end on April 20 and their results will be made available for their internships immediately. This will make doctors available to treat Covid-19 patients,” he added.
“On the same lines, GNM and ANM courses from various nursing colleges in the state, the registration of 15,000 nurses who have completed the internship will be completed immediately and their services will be made available for healthcare. The services of these nurses will be available on contract basis in their respective districts,” the medical education minister concluded.
Officials of the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences confirmed that the institution will ensure early results of final year medical courses. Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) will also conduct online registration and allot the registration numbers to doctors.