Well being ministry units up 24×7 management room; Nadda chairs high-level assessment assembly
Might 09, 2025 04:36 PM IST
Through the assembly, Union well being minister JP Nadda was briefed on the operational standing of all hospitals and well being amenities in India.
The Union ministry of well being and household welfare has arrange a 24×7 command-and-control room to make sure seamless coordination between the Centre and states on medical emergency preparedness amid the following India-Pakistan border battle, folks accustomed to the matter mentioned on Friday.
The command-and-control room was established on the instructions of Union well being minister JP Nadda after he chaired a assessment assembly with well being secretary Punya Salila Srivastava and different senior ministry officers.
“In conditions just like the one which the nation is presently going through, you will need to have clear communication between supervising authorities and executing authorities. Since states are the executing authority in issues of well being, this command-and-control centre will likely be useful,” a senior authorities official mentioned, requesting anonymity.
The officers up to date the well being minister concerning hospital preparedness, together with particulars on the provision of important medicines and medical provides, enough infrastructure and hearth security measures.
Nadda was additionally briefed on the operational standing of all hospitals and well being amenities in India, with specific emphasis on the nation’s monitoring mechanisms.
Earlier on Thursday and Wednesday, Srivastava carried out conferences with hospitals and different stakeholders throughout the nation concerning medical emergency preparedness.
The conferences got here within the wake of escalations by Pakistan following Wednesday’s Operation Sindoor, the place the Indian armed forces focused 9 terror infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The operation was a direct response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror assault by which 26 civilians have been killed by Pakistan-backed terrorists.
