Multi-speciality civil hospital coming up in Maharashtra's Palghar
Palghar: Maharashtra's Palghar district administration has announced major projects aimed at providing high-quality health services to the region's tribal population, an official said.
A district civil hospital project, which has been in the works since the formation of the district, is expected to be fully operational within a year, offering comprehensive multi-speciality facilities, Palghar Civil Surgeon Dr Ramdas Marad said, news agency PTI reported.
Apart from this, Manor Trauma Care Centre is nearing completion and is slated to open in the next few months, providing life-saving support near the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway, he said.
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Palghar MP Dr Hemant Sawra said he has been consistently trying to get Central and state funds to ensure these facilities are completed on schedule.
The administration is making "all-out efforts" to improve health services in a phased manner, specifically tailored for the district's tribal residents, District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Santosh Chowdhari said on Thursday, reports PTI.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the Maharashtra government has granted conditional promotions to 190 medical officers in the public health department as part of an effort to strengthen healthcare delivery in tribal, remote, and Naxal-affected regions of the state. In the initial phase, these 190 officers from Group ‘B’ of the Maharashtra Medical and Health Services have been elevated to Group ‘A’ positions, with the advancement contingent upon fulfilling the required service terms. Authorities have directed all promoted medical officers to assume their new roles without delay. According to The Daily, the promotions are based on the condition of being willing to serve in tribal, remote, and difficult regions of the state.
