NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JULY 1
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday inaugurated the Post Covid Care Clinic and the upgraded international vaccination centre, both in the state-run King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research in Chennai.
இன்று மாண்புமிகு தமிழக முதல்வர் அவர்கள் கிங் இன்ஸ்டிடியூட்டிலுள்ள கொரோனாவுக்கு பிந்தைய நல்வாழ்வு மையம்,பன்னாட்டு தடுப்பூசி மையம் முதலானவற்றை திறந்து வைத்துவிட்டு டாக்டர் எம்.ஜி.ஆர். மருத்துவ கல்லூரி வளாகத்தில் நடைபெற்ற "மருத்துவர் தின" விழா நிகழ்வுகளில் பங்கேற்று சிறப்பித்தார்.. pic.twitter.com/gkICFpslbQ
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The clinic has facilities to provide post-Covid healthcare related to specialities including opthalmology, cardiology and neurology and there are also amenities for yoga and naturopathy. Inaugurating the upgraded international vaccination centre built at a cost of Rs 50 lakh under a Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme initiative of former Rajya Sabha MP, T K Rangarajan, Stalin inspected the yellow fever vaccination for those travelling to south African countries.
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Later, taking part in a doctors’ day event at the state-run TN Dr MGR Medical University, Stalin gave away certificates to doctors honouring them for their services to the people during the pandemic. He presented a certificate of appreciation to the Nilgiris district collector J Innocent Divya for achieving 100 per cent vaccination (first dose) for tribals and tea estate workers, making Nilgiris the first district in the country to achieve it.
Handing over 55,000 pulse oxymeter devices to Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Dr Selva Vinayagam, Stalin lauded the services and sacrifices of doctors during the pandemic and assured them that the government would always be with them.
Medical and Family Welfare Minister Ma Subramanyan, Endowments Minister P K Sekar Babu, Health Secretary, J Radhakrishnan were present.
