CM Raje inaugurates specialised dialyses unit at SRG hospital
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Rajasthan: Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje inaugurated a multi speciality dialyses unit with a 12-bed capacity at SRG hospital in her legislative constituency of Jhalawar.
"The new dialyses unit in Jhalawar would provide services to thousands of people of the area and they would not need to go out to Kota or somewhere far for dialyses," Raje said.
"There are currently ten lakh liver patients in the country with an average yearly addition of 1.50 lakh new patients, she said claiming that dialyses facility is accessible only to 15 percent of those patients.
Around 10 percent of the total kidney patients are forced to go out of their area for dialyses, the Chief Minister said, adding that every district of Rajasthan would be furnished with a dialyses unit in near future.
Referring to state governments Bhamsha Health Insurance Scheme, Raje claimed that over 43,000 families have benefited under the scheme so far and 850 additional government and private hospitals coordinated under the same.
"The new dialyses unit in Jhalawar would provide services to thousands of people of the area and they would not need to go out to Kota or somewhere far for dialyses," Raje said.
"There are currently ten lakh liver patients in the country with an average yearly addition of 1.50 lakh new patients, she said claiming that dialyses facility is accessible only to 15 percent of those patients.
Around 10 percent of the total kidney patients are forced to go out of their area for dialyses, the Chief Minister said, adding that every district of Rajasthan would be furnished with a dialyses unit in near future.
Referring to state governments Bhamsha Health Insurance Scheme, Raje claimed that over 43,000 families have benefited under the scheme so far and 850 additional government and private hospitals coordinated under the same.
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