Offer better healthcare, Minister tells officials 

Hyderabad: Health Minister C Lakshma Reddy on Wednesday instructed the officials of his department to ensure that the people who do not have money due to scrapping of big notes got timely and proper treatment. After taking stock of the situation arising out of demonetisation and the hardships faced by the people for money, he asked the officials to provide healthcare as usual without causing problems to the people.

The State government had taken every step to see that hospitals were equipped with medicines, staff and doctors to provide better health services to the people, he claimed. The Minister directed the hospital authorities to ensure treatment to the patients under Arogyasri, EHS, JHS and other schemes in the state.

The officials and staff should offer services on continuous basis and till the last patient was treated during late hours, Lakshma Reddy said. There shall not be any complaints of denial of health services though out-patient rush was increased, the Health Minister said. The hospitals and health centres should provide better services to the people avoiding any problem, he directed at a review meeting with the officials. Lakshma Reddy stated that people could avail health facilities at all hospitals which were ready to treat them.