Comprehensive health policy on the anvil: Gogoi

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday said that a comprehensive health policy is on the anvil encompassing all health related aspects and a holistic approach will be adopted for making Assam a healthy state.
At a function here, Gogoi said his government has been laying emphasis on the health sector and initiated a slew of schemes to improve the health scenario during the past 14 years.
Stating that the government’s focus was on the poor and weaker sections of society, he said, “The affluent can avail the best medical care and treatment. Our aim is to reach out to the poor and weaker sections of society.”
“We can keep many diseases at bay through cleanliness and hygiene. Our focus is on providing pure drinking water and sanitation facilities. Only by ensuring a healthy body, can one lead to economic prosperity and we have initiated a host of schemes for this,” he said.
“There has been a reduction in the infant mortality and maternal mortality rates but we still have miles to go on this front,” the Chief Minister said.
State Health and Family Welfare minister Dr Nazrul Islam said the government was according top priority to the health sector and there was a marked improvement in the transportation of patients with the 108 and 102 ambulance services. (PTI)