JK Health Model For Country: Sham
Srinagar – Claiming that the Jammu and Kashmir was emerging as the health model for the country, minister for Health, Horticulture and Floriculture, Sham Lal Sharma today said it was possible due to the efforts of the committed doctors and paramedical in the state.
Speaking at an award ceremony function here, Sharma said that the times have changed the state health sector is booming on every front.
We were looking at Tamil Nadu and Kerala States as health models but the time has changed and now they are interested to adopt J&K as their health model, he said.
This is a great achievement for our state and the credit for making the state as a health model goes to dedicated medical fraternity, he added.
Meanwhile he presented awards to the 400 employees of medical fraternity at an annual Award Ceremony held at Government Dental College, Srinagar.
The awards were presented to the employees for providing best health services especially during the Haj, Yatra times and to the common people. The awardees include CMOs, BMOs, Para Medical Staff members, Safai Karamcharies (sweepers) and ambulance drivers.
He said the awards are the acknowledgement of the hard work of the employees and dedication towards serving people particularly those who performed during Shri Amarnath Yatra at difficult terrains and high altitudes like Magaguns, Pisotop, Shahnag, Baltal and at the Holy cave.
He also referred the great services of those doctors and paramedical staff who rendered their services during Haj Pilgrimage to keep intending Hajjis healthy, fit and sound.
The function was attended by Secretary Health, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Principal Government. Dental College, Srinagar, Dr Riyaz Farooq Shah, Director Health Services Kashmir, Dr. Saleem-ur-Rehman, Mission Director, NRHM, Dr. Yashpal Sharma, Director Family Planning, Dr K Moza, Director, ISM, Dr Kabir, Project Director AIDS Control Programme, J&K besides of Deputy Directors, CMOs ,BMOs and other medical staff.
Addressing the jam packed auditorium of medical luminaries, the minister congratulated the award winners and said that medical treatment is not just routine work but it is a great service to human kind. He said the awards are acknowledgement of the price less services they have rendered to the common people and to whole humanity.
The Minister said that despite facing great challenges, we made every effort to put in place the work culture system on track which was defunct due to uncertain circumstances and by the grace of God and collective efforts of the whole medical fraternity, Directorate of health services with other sister agencies like NRHM, ISM and Family Welfare, the system once again has started yielding good results at the ground level. He said despite shortage of resources and lack of work force, J&K State figures at number one in providing medical facilities to the common people throughout country. He said that J&K State is the only State where 95 percent medical treatment is being providing through public sector to the patients.
Sharma said that we were looking at Tamil Nadu and Kerala States as health models but the time has changed and now they are interested to adopt J&K health model which is a great achievement of the State and it has happened only by your team work and dedication.
Referring to the accommodation problem of the Doctors and Para Medical Staff, he said that newly coming up health institutions would have provision of residential facilities. He said that from Safai Karamcharies to HOD, it is a team work to run the health department with dedication and punctuality.
The Minister also released a news letter Kashmir Health Line which is about various activities of the health sector.
Earlier, the Director Health services Kashmir highlighted the aims and objectives of organizing this grand event and edit this an encouragement for those dedicated workers who have worked in difficult and odd circumstances particularly day and night during Haj pilgrimage and Shri Amarnath Yatra.
Among the awardees where, Director Health Services, Kashmir , Mission Director NRHM, Director Family Welfare, Director ISM, Project Director Aids Control, Meena Foundation, PHFI, ICRC, Innovative Committee(KRICH), JLNM, Hospital and Best District Award was given to Kupwara district.
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