AP hospitals to focus on cancer care

Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has asked the officials to focus on prevention and curative measures of cancer and LINAC machines should be available in four teaching hospitals.

During a review meeting on the Medical and Health Department at Camp Office on Tuesday, the Chief Minister told the officials to equip every medical college with a separate department for cancer.

In the four teaching hospitals of Vijayawada, Anantapur, Kakinada and Guntur LINAC machines (linear accelerators) should be set up and should be followed up in places in Srikakulam, Nellore, Ongole in a phased manner.

The Cancer Wing in seven medical colleges should be modernized and strengthened, the Chief Minister said, and in the new medical colleges that are coming up, modernized Cancer wings should be set up.

The chief minister told the officials to appoint a Special Officer to monitor the Family Doctor programme in districts. He further said that the problem of anemia should be solved within one year, he said. The Village Clinics should have 12 types of rapid diagnostic kits with 67 types of medicine, the Chief Minister said, adding that child health should be taken up on priority basis.

The condition of patients who are discharged should be followed up and data should be available in village clinics and village secretariats, the Chief Minister said. On receiving the call on 104 the patient must be told about the nearest empanelled hospital, he said.

The officials said that the virtual accounts have been created for beneficiaries of Aarogyasri and money has been directly credited into accounts which will directly go into the hospital accounts. Consent letters are also being taken from the patients while being discharged.