Vijayawada, Dec 30 (Agency) Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, laid the foundation stone for two critical care blocks and a BSL-3 laboratory here on Friday. He also inaugurated seven integrated public health laboratories to be set up in various districts of the state. AP state health minister Vidadala Rajini was also present. These new facilities will give a boost to the healthcare infrastructure of Andhra Pradesh and help in addressing the challenges of any health emergency. Expressing his elation at the event, Dr Mandaviya said the BSL laboratory, seven integrated public health laboratories, and the two critical care blocks, once operational, would play a pivotal role in providing quality medical services to the people of Andhra Pradesh.
Congratulating the beneficiaries, he said, “It is our government’s responsibility and commitment to provide quality healthcare infrastructure and services to the people, as only a healthy country can aspire to become a developed country.” The Union Health Minister added that these new facilities would help in increasing the ease of attaining medical services. He said that the Union Government is following a holistic approach to health by not only upgrading and expanding healthcare infrastructure in the country but also creating more medical and nursing colleges to meet the requirements of medical professionals. He reiterated the support and commitment of the Union government to the states in their healthcare endeavors.