Mangalore: With an intention to help the patients in rural areas, the health department will introduce toll-free helpline 104 which can be accessed by people across the State, from next week, Health Minister U T Khader announced on June 7 Friday.
Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of a programme in Ullal, the Minister said the helpline serves three purposes viz., to deliver information to people about the location of the nearby hospitals, suggest medicines for particular disease in case of emergencies and receive public complaints about hospitals and the health department. The helpline has begun functioning on trial basis two days ago and it will be officially launched in Hubli next week. |
