Jharkhand floats health hotline

Ranchi: June 09, 2011

Troubled by faulty or poor healthcare facilities? Just dial a toll-free number to put things in order. This appears to be the latest strategy for the Jharkhand health department to tone up the healthcare system. Taking a cue from Bihar, the State health department has floated a toll-free number, 1800-3456-524, not just to allow people to have appropriate medical facility but also to help them lodge their grievances. Jharkhand Health Services Director Praveen Chandra said the number was earlier allotted to Mukhya Mantri Janani Suraksha Yojna in June 2010. The same number has also been assigned to get people’s feedback about the other healthcare facilities.

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