Summary:
In a statement issued on Thursday, HRF district general secretary N.N. “Earlier, the government had tried to privatise the VIMS but had to shed the move owing to vehement opposition from people. more-inThe Human Rights Forum (HRF) has strongly opposed the decision of the State government to hand over various departments of the Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS) to private entities in the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. Adequate funds soughtThey also demanded that the VIMS be developed in a full-fledged manner with adequate allocation of funds and appointment of staff on a permanent basis. They noted that VIMS was established to cater to the health care needs of people of backward North Andhra region as well as the neighbouring States..