Hyderabad: Re-examining the infrastructure in government medical colleges and ensuring that the remaining 200 seats are sanctioned by the Medical Council of India (MCI) is the priority of Deputy Chief Minister Dr T. Rajaiah.
The seats were rejected due to issues of infrastructure which were pointed out by the MCI.
These issues were raised in 2013 but the colleges were not able to carry out the required changes.
With the new government in place, the deficiencies are being looked into and the Deputy Chief Minister has requested the MCI to re-look into these issues.
There are five government colleges with 850 seats. Of these, 200 extra seats has become the bone of contention due to lack of adequate facilities to accommodate the extra students.
There are also 12 private medical colleges with 1,700 seats and three minority medical colleges with 400 seats.
The increasing demand for doctors and para-medical staff has made it important to have more health universities in the state.
“We want to start two health universities, in Nalgonda and Warangal, so that the issues of rural India like seasonal and contagious diseases are addressed. We also need to strengthen our paramedical staff to provide proper care to patients. The trust between doctors and patients in rural India needs to be enhanced to ensure that they do not come running to cities for small
ailments,” Dr Rajaiah said.
Training in practicing clean habits is also required as that alone will help to keep diseases away.
