Friday 03 September 2010 Government 2.0: The Road Ahead
Golden Quadrilateral to get trauma care network

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in India has decided to set a network of trauma centres along the Golden Quadrilateral—North-South and East-West corridors of the National Highways to help accident victims.

New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in India has decided to set a network of trauma centres along the Golden Quadrilateral—North-South and East-West corridors of the National Highways to help accident victims.<!--more-->

A revised scheme project for establishment of trauma care facilities along National Highways during the 11th Five Year Plan envisages the availability of the life support ambulances every 50 Km along the National Highways and a designated trauma centre at every 100 Km.

While it provides for three categories of trauma centres, the proposed network has been designed to ensure that trauma victims need not be transferred for more than 50 Km.

In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Panabaaka Lakshmi further informed that the government has allocated Rs 42.73 crore for the project in the financial year 2007-08 budget.

She also said that the Ministry has already identified 34 hospitals in six states for upgradation in the first phase of the project.
—iGovernment Bureau

It is a welcome move and commendable initiative of the Ministry. However it is likely to get into problems of noncoordination between Ministries of Health and Local Governments in locating sites for new hospitals and strengthening of infrastructure of existing ones which should be addressed with serious concern. Likewise access roads to these hospitals shall also be maintained well.

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