SHILLONG, March 16: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday said that a mega project to bolster the health sector in Meghalaya is in the pipeline.
“This year is going to be very important for us because we are about to implement a very big project which is funded by the World Bank under which new buildings will be put up in different public health centres and community health centres, renovation works will be taken up at a large scale, apart from implementation of telemedicine and Information Technology to ensure that better health services are provided to the people,” the chief minister announced.
Conrad was speaking at the foundation stone-laying ceremony for upgrade of Mawryngkneng PHC to a CHC.
Reiterating state government’s commitment towards improvement of healthcare facilities, the chief minister said, “The MDA Government is working very hard to upgrade the overall health facilities in many rural parts of the state. Not just here in Mawryngkneng, but in many other parts of the state where upgradations need to be done from sub-centres to PHCs, from PHCs to CHCs”.
Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong, during the programme, said that the upgrade of the Mawryngkneng PHC will be of great service to the people of area.
The programme was also attended by Health Minister AL Hek, Transport Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar, local MDC Pyniaid S Syiem, among others.
