The Union Minister advised this while holding a meeting with senior management of all the PSUs operating in Odisha spread across sectoral ministries, captains of healthcare and financial institutions and senior officials of the Odisha Government on the Covid19 management and emergency preparedness in Odisha.
Pradhan also stressed on combining strengths of all stakeholders and working with an integrated approach for creating a robust healthcare delivery system, effective resource utilisation & to ensure better preparedness for combating the current #Covid19 wave as well as for new waves.
In his Twtter handle, Pradhan mentioned that they discussed synergising efforts and working with a ‘whole of government approach’ for ramping up the health infrastructure, including enhancing capacity of dedicated isolation beds, intensive care units and beds with oxygen support across the length and breadth of Odisha.
“We also discussed ways in which we can assist, facilitate & work together with the Government of Odisha in ramping up testing and other resources, including emergency medicine for offering a better and stronger response to the pandemic. Together we can and will overcome this,” tweeted the Minister.
Rajya Sabha MP Ashwini Vaishnaw, Additional Chief Secretary to Odisha Government, Directors of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, ILS and RMRC, Mission Director of National Health Mission, officials of NBCC, AAI, SBI, NABARD and Paradip Port were present.
