Chandigarh, May 26 – Haryana Health Minister, Ms. Arti Singh Rao, has announced an important initiative to improve healthcare services in the state’s rural areas. She said the Haryana Health Department will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Medanta Hospital through the Medanta Foundation.
She said that the main aim of this partnership is to upgrade and strengthen Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services at Sub-District Hospital Ateli and Community Health Centres (CHCs) at Farrukhnagar and Mirpur.
According to the Health Minister, the entire partnership will work under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. Under this collaboration, labour rooms and C-section operation theatre facilities will be modernised. Neonatal care, advanced diagnostic services and ambulance support will also be ensured. Special focus will also be given to skill development and capacity building of healthcare staff.
The Health Minister said that the MoU has initially been proposed for a period of three years. The duration can be extended further based on mutual agreement and satisfactory performance by both sides.
Ms. Arti Singh Rao expressed hope that soon after the signing of the MoU, quality maternal and child healthcare services in the Ateli region will improve significantly, while similar improvements will be seen at the CHCs in Farrukhnagar and Mirpur within six months. She said this step will prove to be a milestone in strengthening secondary healthcare delivery in backward areas of the state.
