Daijiworld Media Network – Beltangady (SP)
Beltangady, Apr 26: ‘Under National Urban Health Mission (NHUM), the primary health centre that is standing at Ullal would be demolished. In its place, Ullal will get the first ever multi-specialty hospital in the country with a circular proposed to be constructed therein soon,’ said state health and family planning minister, U T Khadar.
He was speaking to media men after holding discussions with officials at a high level meeting of the officials of his department held on Friday April 26 at SDM College of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences at Ujire in the taluk.
‘Under NHUM, ten hospitals will come up in Mangalore. Steps to upgrade Suratkal and Bengre primary health centres have already been initiated. Seven new hospital buildings will be built in the city in addition to the one at Ullal. The location of the primary health centre that is presently functioning in Jeppu Mangalore would be changed as per requirement. In the first phase, a 30-bed multi-specialty hospital will come up Ullal. This is an ambitious project of the government, proposed to be built on the lines of private hospitals, with a view to attract more and more people to make use of the facilities therein through unique design and architecture. In course of time, this hospital is proposed to be upgraded into a 100-bed hospital,’ the minister said.
After holding the final round of meeting with top officials of his department, Khadar examined three different blue prints prepared by architects for the hospital building, and gave his approval to ne among them.
Director in the department of health and family department, Dr Geeta Nyamagoudar, director in the department of Ayurveda, Yoga And Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha And Homoepathy (AYUSH) , Dr Shivakumar, TPMO, Dr Ratnakar, Dakshina Kannada AIDS control officer, Dr Kishore, district surveillance officer, Dr Rajesh, health officer of Mangalore city corporation, Dr Manjaiah Shetty, city Integrated Child Deevlopment Service officer, Dr Sudarshan, architect of the building, Sooryakumar, manager in the district accounts department, Yasser Kannur, and manager of district planning department, Muhammed Ashraf, were among those present.