Nadda.
A resilient healthcare system does not just mean an increased number of beds; it must have critical-care capacity, oxygen and medical-gas systems, isolation facilities, trained manpower, laboratory capacity and the ability to detect outbreaks early, while maintaining routine health services, says Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J.P.
Addressing the gathering, Mr. Inaugurating 10 Critical Care Blocks (CCBs) and 12 Integrated Public Health Laboratories (IPHLs), costing ₹250 crore, in Andhra Pradesh in the presence of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Minister for Health, Medical and Family Welfare Satya Kumar Yadav from Vijayawada on September 12 (Saturday), Mr. The Centre approved ₹1,271.80 crore for the five-year scheme period under four key components, including Critical Care Blocks, Integrated Public Health Laboratories, Urban Ayushman Arogya Mandirs and Rural Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, Mr. The newly opened 10 Critical Care Blocks are located at GMC Kadapa, ACSR GMC Nellore, GMC Srikakulam, AMC Visakhapatnam, GMC Ongole, District Hospital Anakapalli, GMC Rajamahendravaram, KMC Kurnool, District Hospital Hindupur and SMC Vijayawada. The 12 Integrated Public Health Laboratories are located at Area Hospital Seethampeta, Area Hospital Guntakal, Area Hospital Palamaner, Area Hospital Aganampudi, Area Hospital Nandigama, Area Hospital Chirala, Area Hospital Araku, Area Hospital Narasaraopeta, Area Hospital Banaganapalli, Area Hospital Anaparthy, Area Hospital Tuni and Area Hospital Gudur.
Nadda said the facilities mark an important step towards strengthening public health preparedness and health-security architecture in the State. Nadda said the CCBs and Integrated Public Health Laboratories (IPHLs) represent two essential dimensions of a resilient health system. “The capacity to save life when a patient is critically ill, and the capacity to detect and respond to disease threats before they become major public health emergencies,” he said. Nadda said.
Earlier, they visited the newly established Critical Care Block and Integrated Public Health Laboratories at the old Government General Hospital in Vijayawada and formally opened the facilities.
