AGARTALA: Health Secretary Kiran Gitte on Thursday held a press conference here to brief the media on the current status of health services in the state.
Addressing reporters, the Health Secretary is understood to have spoken on various aspects of the state’s healthcare delivery system, including ongoing initiatives aimed at strengthening medical infrastructure and improving access to services across both urban and rural areas of Tripura.
The press conference comes at a time when the state’s health department has been in focus following recent decisions, including the Cabinet’s move to bar senior doctors at GB Hospital from continuing private practice, a policy aimed at ensuring greater availability of doctors for government hospital patients.
The Health Secretary is also believed to have touched upon the department’s ongoing efforts and future plans concerning the state’s public health infrastructure during the briefing.
Further details regarding the specific announcements made, statistics shared, and policy decisions discussed during the press conference are awaited.