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Palike will spend Rs 601 crore and boost health infra at constituency, ward levels to arrest the third wave
The two waves of Covid-19 which left the City gasping for breath have prompted the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (
BBMP) to augment the much-ignored health infrastructure. In what could be termed as a first-of-its-kind approach, the civic body has chalked out a Rs 601 crore plan to address gaps in the City’s healthcare system across all three levels – primary, secondary and tertiary. Officials now await the
State government’s assistance to strengthen healthcare facilities.
Key proposals submitted to the government include 57 primary healthcare centres (PHCs), 11 secondary centres with 50 to 100 beds and three tertiary centres like
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