HYDERABAD: Hyderabad MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi inaugurated a 23-bed Covid-19 ward in the Indo US Hospital premises at Malakpet on Sunday.
Speaking after inaugurating the ward, Owaisi said “If you want to save heritage, save it, but if you want to save lives, and save money, we need a new building for Osmania Hospital.” He said that the shortage of beds and ventilators cost many lives during the second wave. “Covid-19 treatment is expensive and hospitals like Indo US Hospital can help patients save their hard-earned money during times of crises. We must be prepared for the third wave, but I hope that it does not come to that,” he said.
Referring to the Osmania Hospital controversy, he said, “The condition of Osmania Hospital has been deteriorating with every passing day. Osmania Hospital needs a built up area of 20 lakh square feet.”
He said one must support the movement for building the new Osmania Hospital building while adding “when the CM can demolish the Warangal jail and build two towers in its place, [why not] Osmania Hospital Medical College [which] is the oldest medical college in the country, which has given us countless doctors in different disciplines.”
He also vowed to extend cooperation to the Sahayata Trust-run Indo US Hospital to further improve healthcare infrastructure and Covid-19 preparedness facilities there with the help of MP funds.
