Showering praises on Andhra Pradesh, World Economic Forum healthcare wing chief Dr Shyam Bishen hailed the initiated taken by the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government in building resilient healthcare system through the YSR village health clinics for every 2,000 populations.
Bishen applauded the new initiative of the state government to set up village / ward secretariats for decentralized administration system and ensuring the delivery of schemes and service benefits to all citizens. Chief Minister held discussions with Dr. Bishen during his maiden visit to Davos to attend the WEF conference on Sunday. After going through the APs presentation and discussions with the chief minister YS Jagan, Dr. Bishen said that implementation of Universal Health Coverage through Dr. YSR Asrogyasri-end-to-end cashless health care services is one of the best schemes being implemented in the world.
The chief minister said they have identified as a platform to explore fruitful partnerships to scale-up the state-wide health initiatives and also explore setting up of multi-specialty hospitals
The CM wanted Bishen to extend his support in getting more investments to the state in healthcare sector.
WEF founder and executive chairman Prof Klaus Schwab complimented AP’s initiatives in making the state the best destination for investments. He observed that the state could be the food hub of India.