VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S.

Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday worried the requirement for restraint on everybody including him as all were working under tremendous pressure to include the spread of a fatal infection.

He particularly advised Collectors, Joint Collectors and District Medical and Health Officers (DMHOs) not to lose mood however be client and get the work done efficiently.

The Chief Minister was introducing CT and MRI devices at RIMS Medical facilities at Ongole, Kadapa and Srikakulam and GGH, Nellore, virtually from his camp workplace in Tadepalli on Wednesday.

On the event, the CM lauded the services of doctors, nurses, sanitation workers, Asha employees and volunteers who have been working under pressure during the pandemic.

He said nearly 20,000 cases are being signed up every day.

There are no tire-1 cities in AP like Hyderabad and Bengaluru and despite absence of super-specialty hospitals, the death rate is very low compared to other states.

He credited the accomplishment to everybody dealing with a smile on their face regardless of mounting pressure to conserve the lives of Corona clients.

According to Jagan Mohan Reddy, there are 11 teaching health centers in the state, of which just 7 are geared up with CT and MRI machines.

Even these made available in PPP mode have no scope for quality, technology or software application upgradation.

He informed that another 16 mentor hospitals are being established in the state making sure, one mentor healthcare facility in every parliament constituency.

The MP constituencies would also have a nursing college each.The CM assured that top-of-the-line diagnostic services would be offered at these hospitals.

Quality diagnosis and treatment would be provided to Aarogyasri beneficiaries free of expense.

Aarogyasri Trust would take care of operation and maintenance as well as upgradation of the screening devices.

Latest CT and MRI makers from Siemens business are being set up at Srikakulam, Ongole, Nellore mentor healthcare facilities and just CT maker at Kadapa healthcare facility as it currently has an MRI machine.

A budget of around Rs 69 crore has actually been approved.

Siemens will provide three years warranty and provide upkeep for seven years for these machines.Deputy Chief Minister Alla Krishna Srinivas, Education Minister Adimulapu Suresh, Principal Secretary (Health) Anil Kumar Singhal, AP Medical Solutions and Infrastructure Advancement Corporation (APMSIDC) VC and MD Vijayarama Raju, Secretary (Finance) Gulzar and other senior officials were present on the celebration.