In Madhya Pradesh, action will be taken against doctors who remain absent after filling the bond: Rajendra Shukla

Bhopal, October 24 (IANS). Government hospitals of Madhya Pradesh are facing the problem of shortage of doctors. State Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Rajendra Shukla said that strict action will be taken against doctors who remain absent despite filling the bond. Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla reviewed the health services during his stay in Panna district and said that doctors and paramedical staff should be regularly present in every health center including the district hospital. The general public should get the benefit of health services in a better way and on time. Telemedicine facility should also be used better and more widely as an option. He said that the bond doctors appointed at the directorate level should be mandatorily instructed to accept charge. Despite this, take disciplinary action if you remain absent. In fact, students who have obtained MBBS degree from the government medical college of the state, while joining the government job, are asked to fill a bond that they will have to work in rural areas for a fixed time, but even after filling the bond, the doctors are not reaching the rural areas. After taking information from the block medical officers about the sanctioned and vacant posts in the health institutions, he said that the OPD system in every health center should be improved. Travel continuously for implementation of health programs and activities. Attendance must be registered through the Sarthak app. Asha workers and ANMs should ensure better implementation of health schemes by contacting them door to door. The amount of beneficiary oriented schemes should also be paid on time. Ensure better management of available resources in the interest of the general public by monitoring the work of field health workers through all BMO visits. Apart from this there should be 100% testing of BP, sugar and fatty liver. Meaningful efforts must also be made to reduce maternal and child mortality rates. Deputy Chief Minister Shukla said that 100 percent registration of all pregnant mothers and all necessary tests should be ensured in time. It will also provide relief from the problem of high-risk pregnancy. He instructed to draw up the duty of female doctors in the women’s health check-up camp organized every 9th and 25th of every month in all the community health centers, give wide publicity to the camp and also invite public representatives. It is also expected to make several ambitious campaigns of the government successful. During his visit to the district hospital, the Deputy Chief Minister reached various wards and saw the arrangements. Took information about health services by discussing with patients and visitors. He also interacted with the patients and inquired about their well-being. –IANS SNP/DKP Share this story Tags