Health Minister of Province-1, Jayaram Yadav said competent human resources would be arranged for operating new health equipment.
At a press conference organized by the Ministry of Health on Sunday, he shared vacancy fulfilment process would be put forward since 50 per cent of positions are lying vacant at health facilities in the province.
On this occasion, he unveiled a 100-day programme for the improvement of the health sector. Among the programmes he prioritized were the preparation of provincial health policy, developing a strategy for the prevention and control of communicable disease from animals, preparation of guideline on health insurance board and submitting it to the cabinet and making necessary preparation to upgrade the Mechi Hospital to 200 beds.
The health minister has put forth his plan to make necessary arrangements to operate Provincial Ayurveda Hospital, start province public health lab service from own building, implement local health institution improvement programme and hand over of ambulance for providing emergency health services.
Likewise, he had laid emphasis on collecting vacant posts of health workers across the province and sending details to the public service, preparing a long-term action plan of a COVID-19 treatment centre and arranging land for the province health supply management centre.
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