Tripura govt to open pharmacies in govt hospitals soon, says Health secretary
By Firstdespatch Desk Nov 01, 2022
Agartala, Nov 02 (FD) Tripura’s Health department has taken an initiative to open pharmacies in several government hospitals including GBP and IGM hospitals soon, an official said on Tuesday.
Highlighting the major achievements and initiatives of Health department in a press conference, Secretary Dr. Debashis Basu said, the initiative for opening pharmacies in the hospitals would benefit the patients to a great extent. Medicines would be available in such pharmacy shops at minimal cost, he said.
According to Dr. Basu, the Health department is sincerely working to ensure best delivery of healthcare facilities even in the remotest parts of the state.
He said, 6 state-level hospitals, 6 district-level hospitals, 14 sub-divisional hospitals, 21 community health centres, 118 primary health centres, 999 sub-health centres, 14 blood banks (2 government-run and 2 private), 6 blood component separation units (4 government-run and 3 private), and seven blood storage centres are functioning in the state.
The Health secretary also said that the installation of CCTVs and a new CT Scan machine is underway in AGMC and GBP hospital.
Health director Dr. Subhasis Debbarma and director of Family Welfare and Preventive Medicine department- Dr. Biprajit Debbarma also spoke in the press conference.
They elaborated various steps taken by the respective departments for development of healthcare. Two other officials of the Health department were also present in the press conference. FD PD JK