With a view to tackling a possible third wave of theCovid-19pandemic, a superspecialty hospital for children in Patna and separate paediatric units will be set up in 36 districts of the state by March next year. The construction of mother and child care units is also underway in several Sadar hospitals.

The Health department has also given approval of Rs 15.21 crore for the construction of mother-neonatal ICUs at the Dumraon (Buxar), Barh (Patna), Sherghati (Gaya), Bagha (West Champaran), Hilsa (), Rajgir (Nalanda), Barsoi (Katihar), Tarapur (Munger), Naugachia (Bhagalpur),Dalsinghsarai(Samastipur), Rosera (Samastipur), Sonepur (Saran) and Hathua (Gopalganj) divisional hospitals.