Harichandana IAS Launches a 10-Bed ICU in Narayanpet

Hari Chandana IAS formally launched a 10-bed ICU initiative where ICUs with 10 beds are being set up in the districts to combat COVID cases in rural India and small towns.

Harichandana virtually launched the first critical care ICU unit started in Narayanpet district. The 10-Bed-ICU (10BedICU.org) is a PPP (private-public-partnership) project between the State government and a group of NGOs. The goal of the 10-Bed-ICU project is to cover every district in India with at least one 10-Bed-ICU facility.

Mr. Rao and Vinod Khosla, founder partner, Khosla Ventures, USA., were the chief guests for the event. After the launch, Mr. Rao said Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao is according top priority to healthcare infrastructure in the State.

He said in the last seven years, the government has added 1,600 ICU beds, apart from setting up five new medical colleges, while another 7 medical colleges are in the pipeline. He also highlighted that the Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad presently has one of the largest ICUs in the country with 600 beds.