Health Profile pilot project behind schedule
The Hindu
Vaccination continues to remain top priority for Health department due to fear of Omicron spread
The pilot project of Telangana Health Profile did not take off on the expected date. Health Minister T Harish Rao on November 22 had directed the officials to launch the project in December first week. It was supposed to start in Mulugu and Rajanna-Sircilla districts.
On Monday (December 13), Mr Harish Rao said that the project would start after Vakati Karuna, Commissioner of Health and Family Welfare, Dr G Srinivasa Rao, Director of Public Health, submit a report after visiting the two districts on Tuesday.
Sources in the department said that a few days after the meeting on November 22 when the earlier deadline was set, the top priority of the health department was on COVID-19 vaccination. The fears about Omicron started to spread from end of November.
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