Centre, States Should Focus On Providing Quality Public Heath Facilities: VP

Hyderabad, Sept.22 (Maxim News): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu today said the Centre and States should concentrate on providing quality public health facilities.

Addressing the gathering after inaugurating Free Medical Camp organized by the KIMS Hospitals at the Swarna Bharat Trust, here today, he said medical colleges and medical institutions should organize visits by medical professionals to nearby colleges and conduct awareness campaigns on disease prevention and adopting lifestyles. Observing that people tend to neglect their health and take basic precautions, he said many a time they incur huge healthcare costs for treatment of ailments. Hence awareness on disease prevention was extremely important as prevention is better than cure, he added.

Pointing out that sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy dietary habits were leading to increase in non-communicable diseases, he said that regular physical activity should become part of daily routine for everybody, irrespective of age.

Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan, former minister Dr Kamineni Sreenivas and other dignitaries were present on the occasion. (Maxim News)