Pvt hospitals resume Aarogyasri services after Telangana minister’s assurance

The Telangana Aarogyasri Network Hospitals Association (TANHA) has called off its protest and resumed healthcare services across the state after receiving assurances from Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha. The minister, along with senior officials, held late-night talks with TANHA representatives, promising resolution of both financial and administrative concerns.

Hyderabad: The Telangana Aarogyasri Network Hospitals Association (TANHA) on Friday night decided to call off protests and immediately resume Aarogyasri healthcare services, following successful talks with Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha and senior health officials.

The Health Minister, in the presence of senior health officials including the CEO of the Aarogyasri Health Care Trust, P. Uday Kumar, held talks with TANHA members on Friday night.

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“The Health Minister personally assured us of resolving all the issues, both financial and non-financial, and with immediate effect, directions were given. In view of the positive progress in our discussions and respecting the wishes of our Health Minister, we are resuming all our services, Aarogyasri, EHS, and JHS, across the State of Telangana,” the TANHA members said on Friday night.

“We immensely apologise to our patients for the inconvenience caused to them during the protests,” the TANHA members added.