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Odisha CM dedicated dialysis centers at 16 sub-district hospitals through video conferencing

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Bhubaneswar:1/2/24: Giving a further boost to the healthcare services in the State, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday dedicated dialysis centers at 16 sub-district hospitals through video conferencing.

As many as 32 dialysis centers will be opened at the sub-district level under the 5T initiative across the State.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that along with free treatment in government healthcare centers, more than 4 crore people are provided free-of-cost treatment through Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana and BSKY Nabin Card. This has eliminated the problem of people worrying about money in case of health issues.

Explaining that the treatment of kidney disease is very expensive, the Chief Minister said that by establishing these centers kidney patients can get dialysis services free of charge near their homes.

To provide better health services to the people of the State, the SAHAY scheme was started in 2018 to render life-saving dialysis services to kidney patients free of cost. Odisha was the first state in the country to provide this service. In the first phase, this service was started in all district headquarters hospitals. Now in 5T initiative, it has been extended to sub-district hospitals. 32 dialysis centers will be opened at the sub-district level, the CM said.

He further said that the State Government would spend Rs 50 crore annually to provide free dialysis services to the patients.

Expressing that all life is precious to him, the Chief Minister said that government healthcare centers are being transformed. The work is in progress to provide better services under the Ama Hospital programme.

There are free medical facilities for rich and poor. This programme will help us to achieve the goal of “Sustha (Healthy) Odisha, Sukhi (Happy) Odisha, the CM expressed.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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