Karnataka Minister Rao: Health Department Prioritizing Reforms
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Karnataka Health Dept Reforms: Minister Rao Counters Opposition, Cites Key Achievements
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News18•17-03-2026, 22:30
Karnataka Health Dept Reforms: Minister Rao Counters Opposition, Cites Key Achievements
•Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao highlighted reforms and programmes to strengthen public healthcare, countering opposition's mismanagement claims.
•Initiatives include Griha Arogya Yojana covering 51 lakh households, large-scale screening for hypertension, diabetes, and cancer.
•Day-care chemotherapy centers in all district hospitals, Puneeth Rajkumar Hrudaya Jyothi scheme providing free life-saving injections, saving 18,000 lives.
•Overhauled dialysis services with 7.39 lakh cycles, WHO-recognized Asha Kiran programme with 393 vision centers, and revived Suchi scheme for menstrual hygiene.
•Significant reduction in dengue and KFD deaths, decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) from 62 to 48 with a target of 30 by 2028.
