Health minister Vishwajit Rane said on Tuesday that in a bid to provide better healthcare services in the state, the government has taken the initiative to startdialysiscentres in different parts. As such, the tenth dialysis centre was made operational at the community health centre, in Bicholim, on Tuesday. Chief minister Pramod Sawant has fully supported the initiative, the health minister said.
The state has over 1,000 patients on dialysis who take the treatment at various centres. The government then reimburses them the cost of dialysis.