RAIPUR,CG,BHARAT: The Chhattisgarh government has appointed specialist doctors and medical officers on contractual posts under the National Health Mission to enhance healthcare services across the state and address the shortage of medical personnel.

Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal announced that 10 contractual medical officers have been deployed in government hospitals of the Bastar division, along with nine specialist doctors assigned to various districts. Orders for their postings were issued on Friday by the National Health Mission, Chhattisgarh. These appointments aim to improve access to medical care at rural and urban primary health centres, community health centres, and district hospitals.

The Specialist Doctors’ postings are Bilaspur District Hospital: Dr. Raman Jogi, Durg District Hospital: Dr. Yogesh Kumar Sharma, Janjgir Champa District Hospital: Dr. Akanksha Gupta, Kabirdham District Hospital (SNCU): Dr. Navneet Singh Thakur, Khairagarh-Gandai-Chuikhadan District Hospital: Dr. Bhavna Choure, Mungeli District Hospital: Dr. Neeraj Kumar, Chirmiri Community Health Centre: Dr. Anil Khaparde and Dr. Uma Khaparde and Surajpur District Hospital: Dr. Rajbhan Prajapati

Medical Officers' postings in Bastar Division are Dr. Arushi Sharma, Dr. Ankit Singh Rajput, Dr. Bhuneshwar Netam, Dr. Shivani Koram, Dr. Subrata Mallick, Dr. Akanksha Dario, Dr. Rohini Rana, Dr. Yamini Kange, Dr. Anil Kumar Patel, and Dr. Kunal Singh Sahu.