Odisha to recruit 1,840 medical officers to boost Tribal Health
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday announced the appointment of 1,840 medical officers and over 5,000 para-medical staff to strengthen healthcare delivery across tribal areas in the state.
He directed the State Health Department to give priority to the appointment of more numbers of doctors in tribal-dominated areas of the state.
Majhi gave the instructions during a high-level review meeting of the State Health and Family Welfare Department held under his chairmanship at the Lok Seva Bhawan here on Monday.
According to an official statement issued by the state government, as many as 1,840 medical officers and more than 5,000 para-medical staff will get appointments in the state very soon. CM Majhi, while chairing the meeting, directed the concerned officials to undertake a rationalisation process to ensure deployment of adequate numbers of medical officers across all regions of the state. He also instructed to lay special focus on deploying more doctors in tribal-dominated and remote areas of the state, reports IANS.
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