Patna: In 2021, the interesting to the close, the health sector in Bihar underwent a massive change.
While the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in April and can make life more difficult, the result resulting in the formation of pressure swing adsorption crops, the supply of liquid medical oxygen in different hospitals, and significant infrastructure development in the state.
Bihar’s initial capacity of 57.3 metric tons of oxygen per day increased to 505 metric tons at the end of the year.
The foundation for 620 health and health centers, 124 additional primary health centers, and 72 public health centers spread across 124 assembly constituencies are also placed in 2021.
2021 can also be referred to as the ‘digitalization year’ for the health sector Bihar.
The formation of the control center and command of bringing all state health institutions under one roof.
Even telemedicine services were launched in February this year, with 6.50 lakh people who use services to date, the sixth rating of Bihar in this country in this category.
“I will rate this year very difficult.
We struggled in Covid-19 for two and a half months, but our commitment to the development work and service did not diminish.
This has been an extraordinary year,” said Secretary of the Special Head of the Health Department of Pratyaya Amrit to TOI , adding that they started the Covid vaccination drive in January and will reach 10 crore-mark on Friday.
Minister of Nitish Kumar’s chairman laid the foundation to kill the project this year and even inaugurated several health institutions.
He laid the foundation for rebuilding Patna Medical College and hospitals to a world-class hospital.
He dubbed his dream project and directed officials to ensure their settlement within five years.
On August 10, following the second Covid wave, the Ministry of Health made a significant forward leap, with CM laid the foundation for different projects and even inaugurated several new ones with a cost of Rs 2,705.35 Crore.
Among important projects inaugurated that day was the cancer institute at the Institute of Indira Gandhi Medical Sciences and the Trauma Center at Loknayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital.
The government takes another step towards strengthening health infrastructure by launching or laid the foundation for 772 new projects this year.