Telangana Health dept launches five hearse vehicles at OGH

Hyderabad: As part of concerted efforts by the State government to ensure families who have lost their near and dear ones in the government hospitals have access to transport facilities, the health department on Saturday launched five hearse vehicles at Osmania General Hospital (OGH). The government is already offering 50 hearse vehicles that provide transport […]

Hyderabad: As part of concerted efforts by the State government to ensure families who have lost their near and dear ones in the government hospitals have access to transport facilities, the health department on Saturday launched five hearse vehicles at Osmania General Hospital (OGH).

The government is already offering 50 hearse vehicles that provide transport facilities to relatives to transport bodies of the deceased to their native towns and villages.

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The five hearse vehicles at OGH are part of the initiative of the State government to launch 16 more such hearse vehicles to the existing fleet.

During the launch of the hearse vehicles, OGH Superintendent, Dr. B. Nagender expressed gratitude to Health Minister, T. Harish Rao, Health Secretary, Syed Ali Murtuza Rizvi, Commissioner Health and Family Welfare (CH&FW), Vakati Karuna, Director of Medical Education, Dr. K. Ramesh Reddy and Director of Public Health, Dr G Srinivasa Rao for the gesture.

“The vehicles will be of great help to the unfortunate family members of the deceased during their most difficult times and will be of utmost benefit in transport of their deceased family members free of cost anywhere in the state of Telangana,” Dr Nagender said.

 

 

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