Dharamshala : Expressing happiness over the services offered by Vivekanand Medical Research Trust Palampur to the public, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and VMRT Chief Patron Jai Ram Thakur extolled the efforts of former chief minister Shanta Kumar and other trustees.
The Chief Minister said at present the trust has been offering two major services to the people at its campus. Shanta Kumar cherished a dream decades back to serve the people of the area, proving that nothing is impossible in this world if objectives are noble and decided with a pious heart, he added.
Speaking at a meeting of Vivekanand Medical Research Trust, Palampur organised at its campus, on Tuesday, he said that the Yog, Naturopathy, Panchkarma and Physiotherapy were started under a cluster treatment system at the Kayakalp in 2005 but it took a long way to start Vivekanand Hospital facing a lot of hurdles and difficulties and it could be started in the year 2012 only after putting in untiring efforts, he said.
The Chief Minister said, “I am pleased to know that Kayakalp is the first Aayush hospital in Himachal Pradesh recommended by National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Health Care Providers (NABH). It has earned a good name in and outside the nation in the treatment of life style related diseases. A large number of lives had been saved in emergency as people are getting upgraded health services at their doorsteps. The trust has been successful in achieving its foundation goals,” he added.