United News of India | AP: Health index decides National development : Hardeep Singh

Apr 11,2023

Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said Health Care and Education are the two crucial components in the growth of a country and the Health Index decides the development of a nation.

Speaking to media persons after offering prayers to Lord Venkateswara Swamy at Tirumala temple along with his family and visiting TTD-run Sri Padmavathi Childrens' Heart Centre (SPCHC) and BIRRD Ortho Hospitals here, Hardeep said, the services in these two-TTD run hospitals are laudable and especially the Pediatric Cardiac Centre is impeccable.

"I had just seen a few days old, months infants who were successfully treated by the team of dedicated doctors and para medical staff in the hospital giving a new lease of life to them, the Minister said I also compliment TTD for having started such a wonderful hospital and the initiative of the Andhra Pradesh Government too".

He said, I was informed that even during the hard times of Covid, the TTD-run BIRRD hospital has served as a Covid Care Centre and treated many which deserves a pat.

Today, under the able leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we rebuilt Health Care Centre in the country from scratch.

India stood as a role model to the entire world during the Covid Pandemic and today over 224 crore vaccinations are being manufactured by us", he asserted.

"I once again whole-heartedly congratulate the TTD and the entire team of doctors for their services in the field of Medical and Health and the Pediatric Cardiac Centre is sure to become a
role model hospital in the entire country", the Minister added.

Earlier, Puri accompained by TTD Executive Officer AV Dharma Reddy and Director of SPCHC Dr Srinath Reddy , visited the various wards of the Childrens' Heart Centre Hosptal , where the
infants and children are being treated for their heart ailments and interacted with the patient's parents.

He also visited the BIRRD Ortho hospital where the knee joint replacements and ortho related ailments are being carried out free of cost to the needy.