A.P. Health Minister underscores need for doctors to have service mindset

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Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav interacting with PHC doctors during a programme successful  Vijayawada on Thursday.

Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav interacting with PHC doctors during a programme successful Vijayawada on Thursday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO

It is important for doctors to person a consciousness of work and humanitarian values for doing justness to their jobs, Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Satya Kumar Yadav has said.

Participating successful a chat with doctors of Primary Health Centres (PHCs) successful Vijayawada connected Thursday, the Minister, portion referring to the caller PHC doctors’ strike, said portion determination was thing incorrect successful warring for rights, it was besides important for a aesculapian nonrecreational to introspect if they were doing justness to their jobs.

He cautioned the PHC doctors that their negligence should ne'er harm a patient’s life. He added that portion doctors bash not get designation instantly for bully work, but 1 mistake tin ruin their reputation.

He called connected PHC doctors to guarantee that crab screening, being taken up nether the Non-Communicable Diseases-4 programme, is done effectively.

Regarding their onslaught demands, the Health Minister said the authorities is affirmative astir providing admissions to PHC doctors done in-service quota successful Diplomate of National Board (DNB) courses.

The Minister said helium had instructed officials to survey the issues related to spot allotment, time-bound promotions, notional increments and allowances for PHC doctors moving successful tribal areas.

During the interaction, PHC doctors brought to the Minister’s announcement the request for deployment of officers for inspections, bringing successful information measures for doctors moving connected nighttime shifts and assignment of watchmen astatine PHCs.

Health and Family Welfare Commissioner G. Veerapandian and Director of Public Health K. Padmavathi were contiguous successful the programme.

Published - December 05, 2025 12:28 americium IST

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