PM Modi assures affordable health services to country’s poorest of the poor
25 Oct 2014 4:15 PM IST25 Oct 2014 4:15 PM IST
PM Modi assures affordable health services to country’s poorest of the poor
Assuring that he would provide healthcare facilities to the country’s poorest of the poor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital on Saturday. Photo: Viral Bhayani / PTI- Narendra Modi clicked with BJP President Amit Shah when he arrives for Diwali Mangal Milan at BJP Headquarters in New Delhi held today.
- He also congratulated TV channels for showing dirty streets after Diwali celebrations, saying telecasting such visuals would create awareness among people about the importance of cleanliness.
- He was seen experimenting with the camera. He also lauded media's role in spreading awareness about his pet 'Clean India' campaign, saying it has helped remove the perception that government is responsible for everything.
- PM who is used to being captured by the paparazzi revered roles at the meet.
- Modi poses for photographs with reporters during the Diwali Mangal Milan. I & B Minister Prakash Javadekar is also seen.
- The entire top brass of the government and BJP were present at the get-together. This also included senior ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and Prakash Javdekar.
- "It is important to interact with media directly rather than the reportage and articles. By interacting directly, one gets to know things which media persons cannot report. Not only does one get information but also vision, which is very aluable,"
- Fondly recalling that relationship, the Prime Minister, who has not formally met the media since he took over in May, said he was looking for ways to further deepen and expand it.
- Modi, who used to stay at the party headquarters as an party office-bearer before becoming Chief Minister of Gujarat, said in a brief speech laced with characteristic humour, "I used to arrange chairs here waiting for you. Those were different days
- The occasion was provided by a 'Diwali milan' (get-together) organised by the BJP at its headquarters here at which some 400 hundred journalists, including top editors, were present.
- Reaching out to the media withwhich he has had a lukewarm relationship, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had some good words for the press today, promising to find a way to interact with it directly. Photo: AP
- She also informed that 50 doctors of Indian origin from USA, UK, Australia and other developed countries have returned to India to serve the nation.
- Nita Ambani in her welcome address said that the hospital has drawn up an ambitious outreach programme benefiting over three lakh people.
- Highlighting that preventive healthcare measures are economical, Mr Modi said, “Treatment is expensive, while prevention is economical. Clean drinking water for all would be the biggest source of preventive healthcare and congratulated the
- The Prime Minister also said that medical equipment was gaining increasing importance in the field of healthcare, and the need of the hour for India is to manufacture such equipment, as part of the ‘Make in India’ programme. The gathering was
- Appreciating efforts by the Reliance Foundation, Mr Modi said, “If hospitals like this are part of the network providing medical advice through telemedicine, quality healthcare can reach people living in remote areas for which Digital India can come
- “When a child falls into a borewell, families sit in front of TVs and the media gives a running commentary as gloom prevails everywhere, but we are hardly aware that hundreds of children die soon after being born. Many times, the mother and child
- The Prime Minister also expressed concern about the high infant and maternal mortality rates in India and expressed hope that the hospital would help in efforts by the Central government to provide affordable health services.
Assuring that he would provide healthcare facilities to the country’s poorest of the poor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital on Saturday. Photo: Viral Bhayani / PTI
PM Modi assures affordable health services to country’s poorest of the poor
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