Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today visited the prestigious King George Medical University (KGMU) to inaugurate 56 new ventilators in Lucknow.
After the inauguration, Adityanath said that healthcare facilities should be provided to all without any discrimination. The UP CM also said that kickbacks in medical line and poor people’s exploitation in the name of treatment should stop immediately.
Speaking to the students, he also asked the budding doctors to be polite and concerned towards the patients.
“If a Doctor talks to his patient politely, half the ailment disappears,” he said while speaking at the event. Highlighting the shortage of doctors in the state, Yogi Adityanath said that the state need at least 5 lakh doctors for improving the healthcare facility.
“Five lakh more doctors required in UP as of now for proper healthcare facilities and timely treatment,” he said.
He also encouraged the doctors to not to focus on earning a lot. Speaking at the event he said, “Don’t try to earn money only, try to earn blessings of the people as well.”
Announcing the government’s decision, Adityanath also revealed that under his leadership at least six All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) like institutes will be built in Uttar Pradesh.
For improving the healthcare facility in rural areas, the UP CM also urged the medical students to practice in villages for at least two years after completing their MBBS.
Meanwhile, after Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav’s ‘chhotti bahu’ Aparna Yadav, his younger brother Shivpal Yadav today met Yogi Adityanath in what is being described as a courtesy call to congratulate the new Chief Minister.