GMC Rajouri gets vital medical equipment under WB-funded project

A number of vital medical equipment including two dialysis units have been received by the health department in Government Medical College and Associated Hospital (GMC-AH) Rajouri under the World Bank funded project, Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP).

These equipments under World Bank project have been provided to Government Medical College and Associated Hospital by Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation Limited.

   

The Government Medical College was sanctioned for Rajouri in 2016 and it started to function in 2019 after which many new departments were established while existing district hospital Rajouri was brought under the banner of Government Medical College and was renamed as GMC Associated Hospital. However, shortage of some specialised equipment was affecting advanced healthcare services in the hospital.

Meanwhile, a number of vital equipementscategorised under specialised patient care services have been received in the last few days in medical colleges and associated hospitals.

Officials told Greater Kashmir that these WB-funded equipment have been received in college and their installation process is going on. These equipments include numerous operation tables, syringe pumps, oxygen concentrator, biphasic defibrillator, cardiac monitors, nasal therapy units, bilirubinometer, x-ray machine, high flow nasal therapy unit, ultrasonic coagulation unit, 5-part hematology unit, water purification units.

Besides, two Haemodialysis units have also been received in hospital raising the total number of units in the dialysis ward to six and is being seen as a major boost to the dialysis section of hospital where dozens of people receive free dialysis treatment under PM national dialysis scheme.

Principal Government Medical College, Rajouri, Dr. Kuldeep Singh told Greater Kashmir that medical equipment under WB funded project have been received and many have been installed and installation of few is under process.

Dr. Singh hailed WB-assisted JTFRP for being prompt and providing medical healthcare equipment to the GMC Rajouri, which he said would provide a big relief for addressing relief in providing best possible healthcare facilities to the people of the far-flung areas. He further said that two dialysis units are the main units provided under the initiative and will result in a major boost to the dialysis section of the hospital.

Notably Greater Kashmir earlier reported that with an aim to bolster the healthcare sector across Jammu and Kashmir amid global COVID pandemic that over Rs 360 crore World Bank-funded project under Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC) would strengthen healthcare at peripheries and reduce unnecessary referrals.

“Achieving major augmentation of healthcare facilities amid COVID pandemic is a top most priority for the government and we have been able to achieve the major target so far,” said, Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency, Jammu Tawi Flood Reconstruction Project (JTFRP), Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah told Greater Kashmir. “Our aim is to strengthen patient care in J&K hospitals. It is only possible with the World Bank-funded project to provide quality patient care at the doorsteps,” he said, adding “Vital critical care healthcare equipment worth 50 million are being procured under the project and we are doing our best to get through this ambitious project very soon,” Dr Shah said.

Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation (JKMSCL) is functioning as the project implementation unit for the procurement of various critical care medical equipment to be provided to the hospitals across J&K. Dr Shah said that JKMSCL officials have been directed to complete the procurement without any delays and as per world bank guidelines.

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