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Owaisi urges health minister for new X-ray machines at OGH
Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has urged health minister Damodar Rajanarsimha to provide new digital X-ray machines at Osmania General Hospital (OGH). In a letter posted on X on Friday, Owaisi said old…
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Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has urged health minister Damodar Rajanarsimha to provide new digital X-ray machines at Osmania General Hospital (OGH). In a letter posted on X on Friday, Owaisi said old and non-functional equipment was forcing patients to go to Gandhi Hospital, causing delays and extra costs. He noted the problem hits poor, elderly and emergency patients hardest. The MP said four machines, one 800 mA digital with fluoroscopy, one 500 mA and two 200 mA, are needed.
The Indian Opinion
This demand for basic equipment at a major public hospital is fair, but the real test is execution. Past complaints about OGH have often led to promises without delivery. The minister must respond with a clear timeline and budget, not a vague assurance. The question is not whether the machines are needed, everyone agrees they are, but whether the procurement system will move faster than the patients' suffering.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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