Karnataka to upgrade 250 primary health centres in 2021, 250 next year: CM

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said that the state is set to upgrade 250 primary health centres this year and 250 more next year with assistance from the union government.

According to a press release by the Chief Minister's Office recently, a permanent Healthcare Vision Document with a long term perspective would be formulated for the state.

Speaking after inaugurating the new 350-bed cardiac care hospital built by Infosys Foundation in the premises of Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Centre Bommai said the health infrastructure in the state would be ramped up. Action would be taken to build speciality hospitals, and Cardiac, Cancer hospitals at the Divisional level in the coming days.

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