Free medical tests at 38 health centres in six districts of Uttarakhand

DEHRADUN: Patients undergoing treatment at 38 government health facilities in Dehradun, Almora, Tehri, Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital and Haridwar will now get free diagnostic facilities, the Uttarakhand government announced on Tuesday.

According to officials, the step will speed-up the treatment process of the patients and will save them from unnecessary expenditure. In the second phase, the programme will be extended to the remaining seven districts and 32 community health centres and the primary health centres will give the free facility, a senior health department official said.

The programme was inaugurated by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami in the presence of health minister Dhan Singh Rawat and director general of health Dr Tripti Bahuguna. The fund from National Health Mission to the tune of Rs 5 crore has been allocated for executing the programme.A private firm from Lucknow has been given the charge for executing the programme.