New building of Lady Goschen Hospital inaugurated
MRPL-State Government's financial assistance
Mangaluru: Union Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation DV Sadananda Gowda, inaugurated the newly built MPRL-ONGC Anniversary Wing Government Lady Goschen Hospital today.
The newly built 260 bed Lady Goschen Hospital is constructed adjacent to the old Lady Goschen Hospital. The seven-storied building is constructed at the cost of Rs. 51 crore, where more than 100 outpatients and over 150 inpatients can be treated every day.
Speaking after the inauguration, Minister DV Sadananda Gowda said, "according to a survey conducted by the department of statistics and programme implementation, the income of around 10 to 30 percent of a family is being spent on health issues.
"The families, who were above the BPL, had to fall in the BPL category following health issues. Therefore, several projects are being implemented. Generic medicine stores, Ayushman Bharat Project, and 14 new AIIMS medical colleges are being established in the country to emphasize the health care sector," the minister added.
Speaking on occasion, MRPL Managing Director Venkatesh said that the MRPL had given Rs 31 crore and the remaining Rs 20 crore was provided by state government.
D.K district in-charge Minister UT Khader inaugurated the ICU section, while MLA Vedavyas Kamat presided over the programme.
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, former minister Ramanath Rai, Amarnath Shetty, former MLA Yogesh Bhat, KMC Hospital Dean Dr. Venkatraya Prabhu, ZP President Meenakshi Shantigodu, and others spoke.
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Birsa Munda's great-grandson, injured in road accident, dies of cardiovascular failure in Ranchi
Ranchi (PTI): Tribal icon Birsa Munda's great-grandson Mangal Munda, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital here after being injured in a road accident, died of "cardiovascular failure" on Friday, an official of the health facility said.
He was 45.
Mangal Munda breathed his last at 12.30 am at the state's apex health facility - Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences.
Munda sustained severe head injuries after he fell from the roof of a passenger vehicle in Jharkhand's Khunti district on November 25.
"Birsa Munda's kin Mangal Munda died of cardiovascular failure around 12.30 am. He was on a ventilator after being critically injured. We tried our best to save him but failed," RIMS Medical Superintendent Dr Hiren Birua told PTI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office, Union Health Minister JP Nadda and the Jharkhand Chief Minister's office were in touch with the RIMS authorities in connection with Munda's treatment.
