8,000 doctors to be recruited soon, says AP Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav
Puttapathi: Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav on Tuesday announced that the State government will soon issue a notification to recruit 8,000 doctors, in addition to informing that around 2,600 were already appointed last year.
He made the announcement while inaugurating the new Block Public Health Unit and the tehsildar office in Tadimarri mandal under the Dharmavaram Assembly constituency.
The Minister said that the government is taking strong steps to improve healthcare in rural areas. As part of this effort, 168 Block Public Health Units have been sanctioned across the State, including two for the Dharmavaram constituency alone.
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He also highlighted the government’s investment in health infrastructure, stating that 3,200 diagnostic machines, including six CT scanners, have been purchased recently. He added that cancer treatment is now being provided free of cost at the new State Cancer Centre in Kurnool.
Talking about the new tehsildar office, Satya Kumar told The Hindu, it was built at a cost of Rs 10 lakh to ensure that revenue-related services are easily available to people and their grievances can be resolved within a minimal time.
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