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Telangana: 19 govt diagnostic centres to be opened on June 7

Hyderabad: Strengthening it’s medical infrastructure, the State government will open 19 diagnostic centres in select major government hospitals and district headquarters hospitals across the State on June 7. Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao directed the officials concerned to commence operation of diagnostic centres where about 57 types of diagnostic tests will be conducted to the poor and the needy at free of cost.

All equipment and infrastructure are already in place in the district hospitals of Mahabubnagar, Nizamabad, Sangareddy, Medak, Jangaon, Mulugu, Mahabubabad, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Jagitial, Siddipet, Nalgonda, Khammam, Rajanna Siricilla, Vikarabad, Nirmal, Karimnagar, Adilabad, Asifabad and Jogulamba Gadwal. They have been established as per the directions of the Chief Minister earlier and kept ready for inauguration.

Chandrashekhar Rao who held a meeting with the officials of Medical and Health department at Pragathi Bhavan on Saturday, stated that the government’s objective was to make all types of medical and diagnostic services more accessible to provide better healthcare to the people of Telangana State. He felt that in the wake of diseases like Covid-19 pandemic, medical infrastructure has been improved at several government hospitals including Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the State. The State government is also implementing several schemes to provide free healthcare facilities to the citizens of the State

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