Permit treatment of Aarogyasri patients in Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai until healthcare facilities in Andhra Pradesh improved, the expert committee on Aarogyasri and Health Care has recommended. The committee recommended that the government permit treatment of Aarogyasri patients in Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai, if necessary, until the facilities were improved. AmbulancesThe committee told the Chief Minister that the 108 and 104 services were in very poor shape. While 440 of the 108 ambulances were over seven years old, 292 of the 104 ambulances were over 10 years old. The paramedics manning the ambulances needed proper training and need to be paid on time the panel members told the Chief Minister.

Source: The Hindu July 26, 2019 18:56 UTC