Bihar

• 16 Dec 2021

Command and Control Center

Why in News

• On December 14, 2021, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated and inspected the Command and Control Center of the Health Department at Vikas Bhawan.

Key Points

• During the inspection, the Health Department official said that this is the first command and control center of the Health Department in the country. Through this monitoring of all health centers, monitoring and analysis of data including medical equipment will be done.
• It has been started as a pilot project in Muzaffarpur and Nalanda. The Chief Minister interacted with the doctors and patients in the OPD of District Hospital Muzaffarpur from the Command and Control Center and inquired about the treatment and facilities there. Also inspected the OPD of Nalanda Hospital.
• During this, the Chief Minister said that since 2006, many works have been done in the field of health. Earlier, through landline telephone, information was obtained from the Chief Minister's Secretariat and the Health Department after talking to the doctors in the hospitals. Now through new technology, the work being done in the field of health can be implemented and controlled more effectively.

Chief Minister Inaugurated, launched and laid the Foundation Stone of Various Schemes of Health Department

Why in News

• On December 14, 2021, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar laid the foundation stone, launched, inaugurated 772 different schemes costing Rs 1919 crore 95 lakh in the 'auditorium' of the State Institute of Health and Family Welfare through remote. The Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone of a medical college and hospital in Jamui to be built at a cost of about Rs 500 crore through video conferencing.

Key Points

• Earlier, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated and inspected Telemedicine Studio (E-Sanjeevani) in the premises of the institute. During the program, the Chief Minister also released the coffee table book 'Mimansha-2021'.
• The Chief Minister gave symbolic appointment letters to 9 health workers (Physician, ANM, Lab Technician and Cold Chain Technician) and also honored the best performing districts through video conferencing. Purnia, Saharsa, Gaya, Patna and Siwan were awarded for the first dose, while Saharsa, Gopalganj, Siwan, East Champaran and West Champaran were awarded for the second dose.
• In order to do better work during the Corona period, the Chief Minister appointed Special Secretary cum Executive Director State AYUSH Committee Arvinder Singh, Additional Executive Director, State Health Committee Animesh Kumar Parashar, OSD Health Department Renu Devi, Assistant Director State Health Committee Manish Ranjan, State Program Manager, State Health Committee Vivek Kumar Singh and Dhanya Shashi and Sana Jain of PMU Health Department were honored with citations.
• The Chief Minister distributed a 'Digital Blood Donor' card of Bihar State AIDS Control Society to blood donor Tripurari Kumar Mishra of Munger and Dr. Pratima Anand of Sitamarhi.