The Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday, February 3, said a mobile hospital for women will soon be set up across the state, including Mumbai.
The minister also said that state-of-the-art mobile hospitals for women in rural areas of the state would be set up soon through the National Health Mission.
“In rural areas, each district will have two mobile clinics. The mobile hospital will be further expanded in rural areas as well as in Mumbai. This will have a good effect. It will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray or his wife Rashmi Thackeray,” said Tope.
He also stated that the mobile clinic offers testing, labs, 81 types of drugs, 40 types of tests, sonography and obstetrics. Moreover, the hospitals will also provide pick up and drop services especially for pregnant women and elderly.
Meanwhile, it has come to light that Mumbaikars have expressed disappointment over the timings. Taking a note of it, the Health Minister has informed that relief will be provided to the citizens soon. He said local trains are important for all. If we can do anything about the timings to help the general public, we will definitely follow up with our department. In the end, the interest of the people is the most important for the government. The state government will take a decision recognizing the needs and interests of the people.
Apart from this, Tope condemned the unforgivable mistake in which 12 children, aged between one and five, were administered hand sanitiser instead of oral polio vaccine drops in Yavatmal.