Health Minister Kamineni Srinivas on Friday allayed the fears of the students of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) here saying that the government did everything on its part to get recognition to the institution from the Medical Council of India (MCI).
Speaking after inaugurating a ₹4.40 crore rural health centre (RHC) at Maddipadu near here, Mr. Srinivas said, with the opening of the RHC, all the conditions set by the MCI for its recognition had been fulfilled.
The RHC would provide the much-needed exposure to the RIMS students to work in a rural area, he said, adding that the facility would be provided medical equipment worth ₹40 lakh. A batch of RIMS students lost eligibility for appearing for PG courses following delay in getting recognition for the institution despite repeated inspections by MCI teams.
Dialysis unit
Inaugurating a dialysis unit that would cater to the needs of up to 40 kidney patients per day at Markapur town, the Minister said that the government had set an example by providing a monthly pension of ₹2,500 to those suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease.
He wanted the people to make best use of the two urban health centres there as they provided all medical tests free of cost to patients.
CHC at Kanigiri
Community Health Centres (CHCs) would soon be provided with Mahaprasthanam vehicles (hearse, funeral car service), said the Minister, who also inaugurated a CHC at Kanigiri town.
