Tripura CM reviews health, calls for regular monitoring on Covid situation
Agartala, Jul 22, 2022, TRIPURATIMES Desk
Tripura Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, who took a thorough review of healthcare services through a video conference on Friday, asked the Health department to maintain regular monitoring on the Covid situation.
The review meeting focused on the overall health services of the state. In this virtual meeting, the achievements, work progress, future plans and new initiatives of the four directorates under the Health department were discussed, according to government press release.
The Secretary of the Health department elaborated the on-going works of the department. In the virtual meeting, the Chief Minister advised the officials of the department to prioritize the health services sector and implement the central and state government projects and bridge the gaps within the stipulated time.
He passed an instruction to the Health officials to keep a regular watch on the situation of the present Covid situation and take necessary actions. He also emphasized on raising awareness among the common people.
In meeting, the Chief Minister suggested taking necessary steps to increase the services of specialist doctors in various district hospitals and sub-divisional hospitals of the state.
He laid stress on the importance of keeping in view the improvement of services to the patients along with infrastructure development in various levels of health services. The new recruitment in the Health department, use of modern equipment and Covid vaccination progress were also discussed in the meeting.