PATNA: Health minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Thursday embarked on his second leg of Jan Swasthya Chetna Yatra which was flagged off by governor Devanand Konwar.
Launching the yatra, Konwar said that although the state health department has been active in providing better healthcare facilities to the people of the state, a lot more needs to be done to streamline it. He said that the government's prime focus should be on providing medicare to the people living at villages. Konwar praised Choubey's effort of reaching masses through his earlier yatras and hoped this yatra will too be successful like the previous ones.
Choubey, on the occasion, said that the yatra aims to bring health services to the doorsteps of the common people, besides create awareness amongst them about leading a healthy life. He completed the first leg of the yatra in February this year. Choubey started off his second leg of yatra from Harivanshpur under Masaurhi block in Patna district. He also said that in the last week of April, a 'health kumbh' would be organized at every district headquarters of the state.
State BJP president Dr C P Thakur, who was also present on the occasion, said, "Although we have come close to the national average with respect to several health parameters, the time has come when we should go for international standards."
Choubey said that during last year's yatra, 33 lakh people were treated at 11,000 health camps across the state, adding this year the yatra aims at reaching out to one crore people. The minister said that the yatra would conclude at Bhagalpur on April 29-30 where a 'Health Mahakumbh' would be organized on the occasion, graced by the governor, chief minister, deputy chief minister, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Swami Niranjanand of Munger Yogapeeth. A Ganga `mahaarti' will also be held on the occasion, he added.
Launching the yatra, Konwar said that although the state health department has been active in providing better healthcare facilities to the people of the state, a lot more needs to be done to streamline it. He said that the government's prime focus should be on providing medicare to the people living at villages. Konwar praised Choubey's effort of reaching masses through his earlier yatras and hoped this yatra will too be successful like the previous ones.
Choubey, on the occasion, said that the yatra aims to bring health services to the doorsteps of the common people, besides create awareness amongst them about leading a healthy life. He completed the first leg of the yatra in February this year. Choubey started off his second leg of yatra from Harivanshpur under Masaurhi block in Patna district. He also said that in the last week of April, a 'health kumbh' would be organized at every district headquarters of the state.
State BJP president Dr C P Thakur, who was also present on the occasion, said, "Although we have come close to the national average with respect to several health parameters, the time has come when we should go for international standards."
Choubey said that during last year's yatra, 33 lakh people were treated at 11,000 health camps across the state, adding this year the yatra aims at reaching out to one crore people. The minister said that the yatra would conclude at Bhagalpur on April 29-30 where a 'Health Mahakumbh' would be organized on the occasion, graced by the governor, chief minister, deputy chief minister, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Swami Niranjanand of Munger Yogapeeth. A Ganga `mahaarti' will also be held on the occasion, he added.
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