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| Afsar Usmani addressing the gathering |
Latur:
The Movement for Peace and Justice, Maharashtra has launched its one month long
“Health for all” campaign with a view to strengthen the public health
infrastructure in the state. While addressing a programme at Latur, MPJ State
President, Muhammad Siraj told the gatherings that, our constitution mandates
health as our basic right. But, people are not getting this right due to
various reasons. There is a lack of awareness among us regarding such health
facilities provisioned under various national and international health policies
and programmes. Many of us are not aware of the Primary health services
available to the people just stepping out of the home, he added.
informed people attending the programme that, the State government has
formulated three tier
health infrastructures in the state. At lowest level,
government has established Primary Health Centres and Sub-Centres in Rural
areas, while in urban areas there are community health centres, municipal
dispensaries, maternity homes and health posts. These health institution falls
under primary health services. In Secondary Health Services, there are District,
Sub-District, and Rural Hospitals, where the specialty services are provided at
various hospitals.
third level of health services is called tertiary Care Services. In tertiary care
services, government makes available the Super Specialty Services to the people
and these hospitals are located in big cities, where services like, Cardiology, Cardiovascular
and cardiothoracic surgeries, Nephrology & Urology, Oncology and
Chemotherapy etc; are provided to the people.
Secretary General of the MPJ Afsar Usmani requested people to come forward to strengthen
the existing health infrastructure, especially the primary health services in
the state.