Lucknow. In the last five years, the government has made rapid strides by improving the health infrastructure of the state. Significant changes have taken place in the medical field to hone the skills of the youth. Recently, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath talked about starting a Pediatric Advance Center, in which treatment of other diseases including congenital and other diseases of children can be done as well as studies can be done on them. Giving instructions, he said that these centers should be such that they become models for the country and the world.
The responsibility of preparing its action plan was given to SGPGI. The team of SGPGI prepared an action plan after studying the facilities of such centers running in different countries. A Pediatric Advance Center will be opened at SGPGI to provide world class medical facilities for the treatment of children in the state. It will be constructed at a cost of around Rs 500 crore. The studies of the concerned super specialty department will be started in the center. With the introduction of degree and diploma courses, the number of specialists in the related field will increase.
Efforts are being made to make Pediatric Advance Center world class
SGPGI Director Prof. RK Dhiman said that efforts are being made to make Pediatric Advance Center world class. Efforts are being made that the children of the state can also get the facilities of treatment like in developed countries. Project is ready. Preparations are on for next month. The target is to have it ready by December.
48 experts will be ready every year for the treatment of children
With the recognition of the National Medical Council in 24 departments in two seats of DM and MAC, 48 specialists will be prepared every year for the treatment of children. With this, clinics related to these disciplines will be started in medical colleges in future. In the second phase of the project, a center will be set up for the treatment of diseases related to adolescent girls in the age group of 12 to 18 years. It will be completely linked to mental health. The problem of various hormonal changes occurring in adolescents with age will be solved. Facilities like stress management for adolescents, psycho-sexual disorders, Psychiatry and Behavior Addiction Action Psychiatry and gynae-psychiatry clinics for adolescent girls will be provided.