Trauma care centres along national highways: Azad
December 11th, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The government is setting up a network of trauma care centres along the Golden Quadrilateral, and the north-south and east-west corridors of the national highways at a total cost of Rs.732.75 crore, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad told parliament Friday.
“The trauma care facilities are established by upgrading and strengthening existing selected government hospitals situated along the national highways in the 11th Five Year Plan,” Azad told the Lok Sabha in a written reply.
The centres are identified in such a manner that trauma care facilities are available at distance of every 100-150 km along the national highways, he said.
“So far, the government has released financial assistance to 100 hospitals in the country,” Azad added.
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