Dr. Jitendra Singh invites private healthcare initiatives for Northeast
He was addressing the inaugural session of the 3-day Diabetes Conference being attended by some of the eminent national faculty in Agartala today. The Health Minister of Tripura, Badal Choudhury and the President of Bangladesh Diabetes Association, Dr. A K Azad Khan were present on the occasion.
Expressing concern over the Diabetes upsurge in the entire Northeast region including the State of Tripura, Dr. Jitendra Singh said, Northeast was among such parts of country which, till a few years ago, recorded a much lower prevalence of diabetes and therefore, proactive strategies were required to combat this epidemic, lest it should adversely affect the youth vitality and potential because of its increasing spread among the younger age groups.
The medical colleges in the State, he said, were suffering from inadequate faculty which led to exodus of both patients as well as aspiring medicos to other parts of country.
Referring to his meetings with the Chief Minister, Manik Sarkar and the Chief Secretary, Yashpal Singh on the first day of his visit yesterday, Dr. Jitendra Singh said, he had strongly advocated PPP (Private Public Participation) at a large scale in different sectors including the health sector.
He also suggested the involvement of medical and healthcare professionals in the decision making mechanism of government.
