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Time of India
4 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Tamil Nadu chief minister to unveil ‘Nalam Kakkum Stalin' initiative soon
Namakkal: Health minister Ma Subramanian on Saturday said chief minister M K Stalin would soon unveil the 'Nalam Kakkum Stalin' initiative, under which 1,256 special medical camps would be held across the state, offering free health check-ups for the needy and disabled people, who would be issued disability certificates as well. Since Stalin took office as the chief minister, Rs360.75 crore have been spent on medical services and infra for the residents of Namakkal district alone, Subramanian said after inaugurating five projects completed at a cost of Rs2.96 crore and laying foundation for 13 new projects worth Rs8.30 crore. According to the minister, the govt has set up eight urban health centres at a cost of Rs2 crore, 14 sub-health centres for Rs3.51 crore and 13 primary health centres at a cost of Rs5.96 crore in Namakkal district. Other health infrastructure that the district received include public health units, nurses' quarters, a new building with outpatient services, laboratory, accident and emergency care, intensive care unit and surgical department at Kumarapalayam govt hospital, a blood bank at Kollimalai govt hospital and a new building at Tiruchengode govt hospital, he said. "In addition, 20 healthcare projects are currently in progress at a cost of Rs110.95 crore. One of them includes construction of a 50-bed intensive care unit at Paramathi Velur govt hospital at a cost of Rs23.75 crore," the minister said.
The Hindu
7 days ago
- Health
- The Hindu
MBBS, BDS application forms to be available from June 6
Application forms for admission to state quota seats in MBBS and BDS programmes will open up on June 6, Health Minister M. Subramanian announced on Wednesday. The Minister held a consultation with the heads of private and government medical and dental colleges. The admission process would commence early to enable scrutiny of the applications diligently. In the previous years the government had waited until the declaration of NEET and as a result there was not much time to scrutinise the applications, resulting in errors, he explained. Candidates must include their NEET registration number while filling in the applications. The final merit list will, however, be based on the results provided by the National Testing Agency. Candidates have been given the opportunity to wait till the declaration of NEET results. Such candidates must apply within five days of declaration of NEET results, the medical education has decided. Mr. Subramanian has instructed private medical and dental colleges to be transparent about the fee structure, giving a break up of the various components, such as tuition and hostel fees and any other amount that is being collected. Earlier in the day the Minister launched training programmes for health care workers. There is no reason to panic over COVID 19 infection, health minister M. Subramanian said here on Wednesday. Until Tuesday 216 persons have been diagnosed with COVID-19 infection and they are getting better. Those who have been infected are being monitored, the minister said. To remain safe people have been advised to wear masks in crowded places to avoid contracting infections. A person who has been diagnosed with COVID 19 infection and dies is tested for various other parameters as well to identify the cause of death. 'We do all the investigations including for COVID 19. The person may have died of other underlying causes and COVID 19 infection may have been an incidental finding,' health department officials said at a media briefing here on Wednesday on the sidelines of launch of training programme for health workers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and fatty liver disease. The field workers will raise awareness about the diseases and those who have them would be urged to get screened at primary health centres. The health department has also planned to launch 'Nalam Kakkum Stalin' in a fortnight in Chennai, the Minister announced. Under the scheme people can seek master health check-ups nearer to home. At the camps people can also get the required persons with disabilities certificates, persons can also get their cards under the Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme. Across the state 1,256 camps will be held by December-end.
