Bhubaneswar, Aug. 30 -- The state government has sanctioned additional beds and faculty posts for Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics (SVPPGIP) in Odisha's Cuttack city. This will enhance infrastructure for quality healthcare for children.

health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling today sanctioned 424 new beds for the health institute, popularly known as Shishu Bhawan, taking the total bed strength to 846. The bed strength of the premier childcare hospital has been raised to cater to growing need of children being referred from different districts of Odisha and neighbouring states, said the Health Department in a statement.

"The hospital had altogether 422 beds in its old building. The bed strength o...