Dr B P Gupta, Head of the Community Medicine Department of the GSMCH, said today that the healthcentre was being established with a view to cater to the needs of the people of Gajju Khera and Manakpur villages, located at a short distance from each other.

GSMCH Department of Community Medicine had undertaken a detailed survey of these two villages, covering a population of 5,184.

All children under five years of age, antenatal women, adolescents, couples and geriatric age groups have been identified among this figure to make comprehensive healthcare services available to them.

Medical services like immunization, regular antenatal check-up, contraceptive services would be also made available by the doctors. Besides this, consultants from different departments of the hospital would visit the rural health centre to provide special services to the people of the area.

Special arrangements had been made to provide free ambulance services to the patients who were referred to the GSMCH for medical treatment.