Hyderabad, February 9: Hon’ble Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday expressed confidence that the massive allocation made to the healthcare sector in the Union Budget-2023 will help create a sustainable healthcare sector in the country.
She
said that a huge allocation of Rs 89,155 crore made for the Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare in the recent budget would tremendously transform the
healthcare infrastructure and services in the country.
The
Governor was chairing a session on “Health sector initiatives and allocations
proposed in the Union Budge 2023-24” at the Raj Bhavan, here.
Dr.
Tamilisai Soundararajan stated that the budgetary allocation has the potential
to make the best possible healthcare accessible and affordable to the people
across the country.
The
Governor said that medical education, paramedical sector, health insurance
coverage to the people, and telemedicine will get a major boost through this
futuristic budgetary allocation for the healthcare sector.
Referring to the increased outlay for the
Ayushman Bharat, she stated that it would expedite the government’s target to
bring 40 crore more people under the health insurance coverage under the
scheme.
The Governor said that increased allocation
for the health research and opening up of the ICMR Labs for collaborative
research will boost the innovation and contribute for the quality research in
the sector.
Top officials from the CCMB, AIIMS,
Bibinagar, NIN, ESIC Medical College, and eminent medical professionals were
among those who took part in the deliberations initiated by the Governor.
-Press note
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