Harsh Vardhan: 'Govt committed to providing affordable quality healthcare services to all'

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said government is committed to providing affordable quality healthcare services to all, even in inaccessible and difficult to reach areas, through a large healthcare resource pool. dressing 20th Convocation of National Board of Examinations, Vardhan enumerated vances me in medical infrastructure and said number of AIIMS has been increased to 21 and work is also progressing on setting up of 157 medical colleges mainly in aspirational districts of country to ensure that people are provided superior health services.

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"re have been far-reaching reforms in area of medical education. number of undergruate and post-gruate seats have been substantially increased," he said. Congratulating pass outs and medal winners, Vardhan urged m to uphold values of honesty, integrity, accountability, sincerity, truth and probity in ir lives and show empathy to patients and treat m with respect and dignity.

"Your journey has just begun, and it should be your endeavor to t just become a professional doctor but a 'good doctor'," he stated. "It is important to show empathy with patients and treat m with respect and dignity," he said, ding that gruates shall contribute to strengning healthcare sector in country.

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He conferred gold medals to 71 students. " government is committed to providing assured affordable quality healthcare service to all, even in inaccessible and difficult to reach areas, through a large healthcare resource pool," he said.

Highlighting need for more qualified and specialist doctors in rural areas, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey urged young gruates to serve in district hospitals. National Board of Examinations (NBE) is an automous organization of Ministry of Health set up to conduct high level and uniform standard Post Gruate and Post-Doctoral examinations in field of modern medicine and allied sciences.

NBE awards Diplomate of National Board qualifications to doctors who have completed and have qualified three years DNB course and fellowships to doctors who have completed and have qualified two years DNB course in respective medical specialties.

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