Bihar launches new health scheme

Patna: Apr 08, 2011

The Bihar Government has launched a new generation health guarantee scheme aiming to make available health cards to 3.40 crore children in the State. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar chaired a meeting of the State Health Mission and emphasised the need for stepping up the pace of providing the health cards to the children. Under Stage-I, emphasis was laid on making available doctors and para-medical staff at all the PHCs round-the-clock, construction of buildings and providing a select brand of medicines free of cost, besides improving other infrastructural facilities. 

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