Hyderabad|India|January'2010: A 8-member delegation of the Health Ministry from Bhutan led by its Health Minister, Mr.Lyonpo Zangley Dupka called on the Chief Minister K.Rosaiah at his residence.

The team is visiting the State to study the innovative health services like Arogya sri, ‘108’ and ‘104’ that are being implemented in the state.

The Chief Minister said that nearly seven crore population out of the eight crore are benefiting from the HMRI and EMRI health programmes in the State as no where in the country. Around eight to nine States in the country are trying to replicate the ‘104’ and ‘108’ mobile health services that are being implemented in the State of Andhra Pradesh and the “Aarogya Sri” which is the pet programme of former Chief Minister late Dr.Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy is becoming popular day by day and attracting the attention of several states in the country as well as the developing countries. Around 689 crore were spent last year under the programme and 196 cochlear surgeries were performed so far to help the hearing impaired especially among the children below the age group of 8 years, he said.

Mr.Dupka said that they have visited Devara Yamjal village in the outskirts of the city today and that they were very much impressed by the health services being provided through ‘104’ mobile health services. They expressed surprise when the Chief Minister told them that health services were being provided to the low income group in the State through ‘Aarogya Sri’ programme in which a common man can get corporate treatment for 942 identified diseases, free of cost.

CEO, HMRI Mr. Balaji Utla and Chief Advisor, HMRI, Dr.A.P.Ranga Rao were present.
 

Reachout's News Bureau
January' 2010