Highlighting the lack of adequate medical infrastructure in Prayagraj, Allahabad MP Ujjwal Raman Singh on Tuesday said the city urgently needed an AIIMS-like institution, as patients were still forced to travel to Lucknow or Delhi for advanced and life-saving treatment.
The then chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav had subsequently contributed ₹ 25 crore towards developing the college’s super-specialty hospital. Citing the example of a stent procedure, he said it costs around ₹ 65,000 at the hospital, compared to ₹ 3 lakh to ₹ 4 lakh at private hospitals.
Speaking at the inauguration of newly installed medical equipment at Swaroop Rani Nehru (SRN) Hospital (affiliated to the Motilal Nehru Medical College), the MP said the provision of ventilators and dialysis machines through the Central Warehousing Corporation’s (CWC) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative would strengthen treatment facilities for critically ill patients. The MP said strengthening public healthcare facilities was essential to ensure that economically weaker patients could access advanced treatment without having to travel to other cities. Kushwaha said affordable treatment at government hospitals provided significant relief to the poor.
