Bhopal: Neurosurgery services have been started in Jai Prakash hospital of Bhopal to facilitate patients suffering from brain disorder. The medical examination related to brain injury, brain tumor, brain hemorrhage, paralysis beside other diseases will be conducted and treatment will be given by the Neurosurgeon Dr. Yogesh Tiwari. He will examine the patients every Tuesday and Thursday in the OPD of the hospital and conduct the surgery every Monday and Wednesday. Children, who visit DEIC will be examined once a week.

Free Neurosurgery of Children up to 18 years of age

Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr. Sudhir Jesani informed that along with beginning of neurosurgery OPD in J.P. Hospital, neurosurgery of identified children up to 18 years of age, who are suffering from neural tube defect and other surgeries will also be carried out free of cost under the National Child Health Programme.

After the approval, model costing amount will be provided to the civil surgeon in this connection. Similarly, the surgery of people living below the poverty line will be conducted free of cost under the State Illness Assistance Fund Package. Charges for surgery of patients living above the poverty line will be determined by the Patients Welfare Committee.-Window To News