State to increase dialysis centres: Health Minister Laxma Reddy

The State government has decided to extend dialysis centres to all the area and district hospitals as part of its efforts to strengthen government hospitals Statewide, Minister for Health C Laxma Reddy said on Saturday.

Replying to question raised by TRS members B Venkatreswarlu, B Laxminarayana and Gangadhar Goud during question hour in the Council, the Minister said in the first phase, 34 dialysis centres would be set up in two months and in the second phase, it will be extended to all the area and district headquarter hospitals.

The Minister pointed out that prior to bifurcation of the State in 2014, only seven



dialysis centres were established in Telangana region. After TRS came to power, the government decided to give all facilities to the poor people in government hospitals on par with corporate hospitals. “A committee would be set up to recommend dialysis units in the State based on the patients requirement,” he said.

Replying to the question raised by the leader of opposition Mohammad Shabir Ali on recruitment of staff to deal with the dialysis units and training to medical staff in area hospitals on the dialysis procedure, the Minister said the dialysis centres are being established under Private Public Partnership (PPP).