'Right To Medicare Should Be A Fundamental Right'

"All sorts of developments are subservient to the development of health as such universalization of healthcare facilities in a society should essentially be of the highest degree."

Describing Jammu and Kashmir a state of medicinal plants, the chief minister said that his government has taken various steps to harness this potential state and utilize it for both for health and economic purposes.

Stressing the value of various systems of medicine, he said that events like the Arogya Mela-2013 provide opportunity to people to know about the medicines their ancestors used to treat different diseases since centuries and asked the department of Indian systems of medicine to organize such fairs at other places in the state.

Speaking on the occasion, Azad said a new scheme namely Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram launched in July 2013 will be shortly started in Jammu and Kashmir. He said 27 crores children are targeted to be screened and treated under this scheme in the country.

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