RESUBELPARA, July 28, 2023: Mendipathar MLA and adviser to the Government on Power department, Marthon J Sangma inaugurated the Dilma Urban Health & Wellness Centre,w Mendipathar in North Garo Hills on Friday.
The functioning of the newly launched Dilma Urban Health & Wellness centre, Mendipathar is an expansion of the existing medical institutions in the area catering to the health and medical needs of the people, cited Mendipathar MLA Marthon J Sangma.
Addressing the gatheing at the inaugural function, Marthon said, “People can now approach the centre for emergencies, treatment and avail free essential medicines where also primary care of any health condition would be administered.”
Encouraging the gathering to make use of the centre, Sangma said that the centre was the asset of the public and therefore people should utilise it for their treatment.
Additional Deputy Commissioner, NGH, Kapil Koch in his speech said that the centre is a scheme under the Ayushman Bharat with the objective to bring comprehensive primary health care services with a focus to wellness closer to the community.
Measures to reduce maternal and infant mortality rate, awareness on teenage pregnancy among other issues which were deliberated during the programme.
It may be mentioned that earlier on Wednesday Deputy Speaker and Resubelpara MLA, Timothy D Shira had inaugurated similar urban health and wellness centres at Babukona and Bangalmura respectively to fulfil the healthcare related needs of the local residents.
The scheme has been sanctioned under Ayushman Bharat, a centrally sponsored scheme, which aims to develop the backbone necessary to support the integrated digital health infrastructure across the length and breath of the country.
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