Eight years of unique initiatives and hard work taken-up across all the sectors of public health has yielded many positive results for Telangana, , T Harish Rao said

He inaugurating the new administrative block of Indian Institute Public Health (IIPH) at Rajendranagar

Harish Rao said that Chief Minister, K Chandrashekhar Rao realised the importance of supporting institutions that are dedicated to public health

The Covid pandemic made everybody realise the importance of public health

Unique schemes like Palle Pragathi and Pattana Pragathi have been successful in reducing the annual burden of malaria and dengue, said Harish

There are 630 PHCs across Telangana and efforts are on to keep improving the overall quality of health care facilities, he added

Telangana govt has  decided to establish medical colleges in all the districts

Each teaching hospital will also have a nursing college, which will have a positive impact on nursing education, said Harish