A delegation from New Mexico University(US) has come forward to offer best medical practices around the world to the rural areas of Andhra Pradesh. The services are expected to begin from the district of Anantapur. A team consisting representatives from the University, ECHO India and Karuna Trust met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu at his office in the Assembly and briefed him about their proposal. Appreciating the proposal, the CM asked them to start their services from Anantapur district. And the team agreed to launch the project soon. University of New Mexico, Echo and Karuna Trust will jointly begin services in Anantapur district on a pilot basis.
They will offer services in ophthalmology, dental medicine, psychiatry and primary health care. For this, international experts will train local doctors and nurses. They will employ the tele-medicine during surgeries. Furthermore, the team will train 12,000 nurses in the state hospitals to reduce infant mortality of our state. ECHO India works with an intention to humanize health services. The main objective of the organization is to provide expensive treatment in rural areas without any profit motive.
Echo-Project Director, Gastroenterology expert Dr. Sanjeev Arora, founder of the Permian Premier Health Services, Dr. Jayaram Naidu, ECHO program specialist Smith Echo, Echo Chairman Dr. Kumud Mohan Roy, Executive Director, Dr. Sunil Anand, Karuna Trust Joint Secretary Sri Venkat Narayana, MLC Payyavula Keshav were present.
“It is commendable that charitable organizations, under corporate social responsibility are coming forward to work and develop the rural areas,” Naidu told the delegation. Elaborating on the government’s plans to transform the state into a medical hub, the Chief Minister explained the delegation that the primary health care centres were being modernized.
The Chief Minister said that the project would replicated in rest of the 12 districts after the successful implementation in Anantapur district. He congratulated Karuna Trust for providing specialized health care services at 28 basic medical centers in Karnataka.
