In Uttarakhand, the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated a two-day long Swasthya Chintan Shivir- the 15th Conference of Central Council of Health and Family Welfare, in Dehradun today. He was joined by the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, the Chief Minister of Sikkim, Shri Prem Singh Tamang, Union Ministers of State for Health Dr.Bharati Pravin Pawar, and Prof. SP Singh Baghel, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog and Union Health Secretary, Rajesh Bhushan.
In the inaugural address, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said the Chintan Shivir would not only provide an opportunity to delve into various issues of future healthcare but also provide an opportunity to develop India's healthcare model. The union minister said that a target has been set to make the country free from tuberculosis by 2025. He expected that more and more suggestions would come from all the states in this two-day Swasthya Chintan Shivir, which would be helpful in further strengthening the health facility. He added that in two-day deliberations everyone has to make an important contribution to make the country stronger in the field of Health. On this occasion Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, expressed confidence that the deliberations will help to provide definite focus on speedy implementation of government’s health policies.
On this occasion, Health Ministers including Shri Dhan Singh Rawat (Uttarakhand), Smt.RajiniVidadala (Andhra Pradesh), Shri AloLibang (Arunachal Pradesh), Shri KeshabMahanta (Assam), Shri Rushikesh Patel (Gujarat), Shri Banna Gupta (Jharkhand), Shri Dinesh Gundu Rao (Karnataka), Shri SapamRanjan Singh (Manipur), Dr. R. Lalthyangliana (Mizoram), Shri Thiru Ma. Subramanian (Tamil Nadu) are participating in the brainstorming conclave. Shri TS Singh Deo (Deputy Chief Minister, and Health Minister, Chhatisgarh), Shri Brajesh Pathak (Deputy Chief Minister, and Health Minister, Uttar Pradesh), Shri BS Pant (Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Sikkim), Shri Vishwas Sarang (State Medical Education Minister, Madhya Pradesh), Shri K Lakshmi Narayanan (Minister of Public Works, Puducherry) are also participating in the event.
