At least 50% of medical procedures should be done in govt facilities: CM
Devendra Fadnavis
on Sunday announced a significant overhaul of the state's healthcare system.
Speaking at the inauguration of "Centre for Health, Applied Knowledge and Research Autonomy" (Chakra) at the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) in Nashik, Fadnavis said his goal for govt medical facilities to become so robust that they handle at least 50% of the medical procedures currently covered by the Mahatma Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MPJAY).
The CM highlighted that 13 crore people in the state are covered for up to Rs5 lakh under the MPJAY scheme. He emphasized his directive to the health and medical education departments to strengthen the secondary and tertiary healthcare systems to achieve the 50% target, thereby ensuring these facilities benefit from the scheme's procedures.
Fadnavis affirmed the govt's commitment to revamping the healthcare system.
He noted that tertiary health centers are currently burdened with responsibilities typically handled by the primary health centers. The govt, in order to address this, plans to fortify primary and secondary health centers, enabling tertiary centers to operate on a hub-and-spoke model. This strategic approach aims to expand healthcare accessibility across Maharashtra.
The CM said over the past 25 years, MUHS has done extraordinary work. Universities are expected to conduct research and work as centres of different issues. If varsities limit themselves to the management of their institutes and syllabus, they will not grow. The best universities in the world are centres of excellence, centres of incubation, and they are involved in research, startups.
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