Tamil Nadu expecting nod for six new medical colleges soon
Health Minister Ma Subramanian has said that the state has approached the Centre for their permission for the establishment of six more medical colleges here and it is hoping to get approval soon for the same. He also added that the TN government has decided to build 50 Primary Health Centres in the state.
Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian said that the state has asked the Centre for permission to set up more six medical colleges in the state. The government is expecting the Centre's nod soon.
“Permission has been sought from the central government to set up medical colleges in six districts including Kancheepuram, Tenkasi and Ranipet. There is hope that approval will be granted soon,” he said to the media, after participating in a white coat ceremony at Government Medical College and Hospital in Ooty, as reported by DT Next.
He added, the state government has decided to build 50 Primary Health Centres in Tamil Nadu, of which two have been allotted to the Nilgiris.
“The ongoing works to build Ooty Medical College and Hospital with 600 beds will get over by July. It will be thrown open by Chief Minister MK Stalin or Youth Welfare and Sports Development Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin,” said the health minister.
Ma Subramanian said that there is no shortage of medicines in the state, and if there are any issues, the complaints can be made to 104 to be resolved.
TN well-equipped to handle Covid-19 spread, says health minister
Amid the recent surge of the Omicron variant, the health minister has said that the current spread is of low impact and infected people can undergo treatment in home isolation. He also said that people should wear masks in crowded tourist places.
"The state has adequate oxygen facilities, beds and medicines to handle the current surge," he said, as reported by The News Minute.
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