Chennai, June 26 (Representative) Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr.Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday said the Central Government will soon launch the ‘ One Nation, One Dialysis’ programme, under the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme, Dr. Mandaviya, who is a on a two-day visit to Tamil Nadu, said under this programme any patient can get the dialysis facility from anywhere in the country.
The Minister visited the Tamilnadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital in Chennai and witnessed the Robotic Surgery Facility and Early Pregnancy Screening Centre located at the Hospital. He also virtually laid the foundation stone of CGHS Wellness Centre and Lab at suburban Avadi. Further, he interacted with trauma care patients and those with severe sports injuries who are being treated with advanced tech-based surgeries and biopharma therapies at the hospital. Addressing the gathering, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said the Tamilnadu Government Multi Super Specialty Hospital is the only centre with two surgeon consoles and congratulated the state for achieving the goal set for MMR and IMR well ahead of the rest of the states. Covering 1.58 crore families in Tamilnadu, under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, 75 lakh people have availed the benefits, he added. Stating that the COVID vaccination status in the Southern state has reached 11.26 crore doses with 94% getting first doses and 82% taking their second doses, the Minister termed it as a commendable feat.
Speaking about the Nikshay Mitr Abhiyan a TB Patient/Village Adoption’ scheme, he said around 50,000 patients suffer from TB in Tamil Nadu. However he appealed to the people to extend their support to this scheme as only 5% of them have given consent, while 35% have not accepted it as yet. “Only with your support, like in COVID, can we overcome together this hurdle to the nation’s progress”, he added. Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya expressed happiness that 17 districts of the state have recorded zero cases of Malaria and lymphatic filarisis has been fully eradicated in Tamilnadu. Even though this is an encouraging progress, the Union health Minister directed the health officials to stay alert and continue taking necessary action towards eradication of Malaria, Chikungunia and Dengue. “The dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not just visionary but filled with empathy. We are committed to make the nation Malaria Free by 2030”, he said. Dr. Mandaviya said the Centre has allocated more than Rs. 2600 crore for health of Tamilnadu under National Health Mission and Rs 404 crore for medical infrastructure advancement under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission.