Bihar has remained at the first position in the country in terms of providing free medicines to patients for the last one year. The officers provided this information. According to the Health Department, this success has been achieved due to ensuring regular availability of medicines from medical colleges across the state to primary health centers in villages.
Officials say that from serious illnesses to treatment of common diseases like cold, cough, fever, the government is rapidly strengthening the health services infrastructure. In the monthly ranking of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bihar had achieved the first position in October last year by defeating Rajasthan with 79.34 points and since then it has remained at this position continuously. In October this year, again Bihar retained the top position by scoring 81.35 marks. Rajasthan is at second place with 77.77 points and Punjab is at third place with 71.80 points.
According to health department officials, the state has started the service of 165 medicine vehicles equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS) to ensure the supply of medicines and other medical supplies. Through these vehicles, medicines are being supplied on time to government hospitals and health centers, especially in rural areas, which has reduced the dependence on private medicine shops.
Every year 6.5 crore patients come for treatment
According to the department, QR codes have been installed in all health institutions so that patients can easily get information about medicines available in government hospitals. With this, patients and their relatives can know which medicines are available in the concerned hospital. Officials said that there are about 10,626 government health centers in the state, where about 6.5 crore patients come for treatment every year. In these, free medicines are being provided to a large number of patients.
The Health Department says that this system has provided the most relief to poor and backward class people, who earlier had difficulty in purchasing expensive medicines. According to Health Department officials, a comprehensive action plan was prepared about two years ago during the tenure of the then Additional Chief Secretary of the department, Pratyaya Amrit. As a result, Bihar has remained at the first position in the country for a year in terms of providing free medicines in government hospitals.
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Bihar’s first position in free medicine distribution
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