Chandigarh– Haryana Health, Medical Education, Research and AYUSH Minister, Ms. Arti Singh Rao, said that the state government will soon launch two major welfare initiatives to provide better and holistic healthcare services to citizens, especially senior citizens. She said the government is committed to improving the quality of life of elderly people and ensuring easy access to healthcare services for them.
Special health camps for senior citizens every Thursday
Health Minister, Arti Singh Rao said that special weekly health camps will be organised every Thursday at all Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AYUSH) across the state to ensure better health and improved quality of life for senior citizens.
She said that a ‘Vridh Seva Evam Swasthya’ portal has been developed for proper monitoring and management of data related to these health camps, which will soon be launched. The main objective of the portal is to ensure transparent monitoring of healthcare services being provided to elderly people across the state.
‘Sanjeevani Yog’ programme for OPD and IPD Patients
Arti Singh Rao said that to make healthcare services stronger, preventive and holistic, the Health Department is launching a special programme called ‘Sanjeevani Yog (SanYog)’. Under this programme, yoga sessions, pranayama and guidance on healthy lifestyle practices will be provided by AYUSH doctors and yoga assistants to patients and their attendants visiting OPDs and waiting areas of district hospitals, Community Health Centres (CHCs) and Primary Health Centres (PHCs).
The Health Minister said that patients admitted to IPD wards will also be provided special yoga therapy and lifestyle counselling on the advice of concerned medical officers and doctors.
