Regional (M.P & C.G)

Free medical tests in government health institutions from today

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh government has taken yet another step towards making state’s people healthy. Free medicine distribution and free transport services for patients are already available in the state. Important initiative has been taken to inter-connect health officers, employees with workers by providing them special SIM cards. In the same series, the State Government is introducing facility for free medical tests in all government hospitals from February 1, 2013. Facility for free pathological tests will be available from district hospitals upto sub-health centres in the state.
Test facilities will be free for all residents of the state. Presently, facilities for various tests are not fully available at government hospitals at various levels and therefore, fee is charged for conducting tests. In this regard, the State Government has decided that facility of minimum necessary tests should be made available free to patients in all government hospitals.
Under the scheme, all free pathology test facilies will be made available as per list of mandatory tests at health institutions at various level. As per the list, 5 types of tests will be done free at sub-health centres, 16 at primary health centres, 25 at community health centres, 29 at civil hospitals and 38 types of tests fill be conducted free at district hospitals. The number of free tests will be increased in near future to 28 at community health centres, 32 at civil hospitals and 48 at district hospitals.
This facility will be available to all APL and BPL patients, OPD and indoor patients. Appliances for tests are provided to various health institutions after assessing requirement for appliances/material. Suggestive list for institution-wise necessary appliances has been issued from the state level. Exercise will be started soon to fill up posts of lab technician and lab assistant.
Apart from pathological tests, facility of ECG, sonography, eco-cardiography and X-ray will also be made available free in government hospitals. No fee will be charged from patients.
All medical officers have been directed to constantly monitor availability of pathology test facilities and material/appliances used for them in all sub-ordinate health institutions.

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