{"id":6075,"date":"2024-06-14T02:22:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T02:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=6075"},"modified":"2024-06-14T02:22:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T02:22:27","slug":"bihar-groundwork-laid-for-slew-of-health-related-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/bihar-groundwork-laid-for-slew-of-health-related-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Bihar: Groundwork laid for slew of health-related projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the year 2021, which is drawing to a close, the <a href=\"<a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/4f8b3b8b13b36958398521dfc9596418\">https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/health\">Health<\/a>-sector&#8221;>Health sector<\/a> in<u>Bihar<\/u>underwent massive changes. While the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in April and May made life more difficult, its repercussions resulted in the establishment of pressure swing adsorption <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/plants\">Plants<\/a>, provision of liquid medical <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/oxygen\">Oxygen<\/a> in different hospitals, and significant infrastructural development in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Bihars initial capacity of 57.3 metric tonnes of oxygen per day was increased to 505 metric tonnes by the end of the year. The foundation for 620 health and wellness centres, 124 additional primary health centres, and 72 community health centres spread across 124 assembly constituencies was also laid in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>2021 can also be referred to as the digitalization year for Bihars health sector. The establishment of a control and command centre brought all of the states public health institutes under one roof. 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