He was addressing the All India Medical and Dental Students Conference, at Raipur Chattisgarh
The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, JP Nadda emphasised on the need to develop a framework for holistic healthcare and well being, rather than merely sick-care. The Health Minister stated that while there is a challenge of manpower in the healthcare sector and there is a focus on quantity, quality is equally important and should not be lost sight of. The Health Minister was addressing the All India Medical and Dental Students Conference, at Raipur Chattisgarh.
Speaking at the function, the Health Minister stressed on the need for developing clinical skills in the doctors. Better clinical skills are a must for quality healthcare, the Minister pointed out. Due to the pressure of producing more doctors, the clinical skills tend to get ignored. The medical education framework should attend to this critical requirement, the Health Minister emphasised.
The Minister stressed on reviving the concept of the family physician in the quest to move from sick-care to holistic well being. Nadda appreciated the various innovative initiatives undertaken by the government of Chattisgarh in the health sector. These have provided a social security to the common masses, he stated. Congratulating the medical students for organising the conference, the Minister expressed confidence in the conference providing a platform for discussing and deliberating critical health issues and furnishing useful solutions.
Source: PTI