CM to inaugurate urban health centre in Adyar next month

On July 3, the urban welfare centre under construction in Adyar will be inaugurated, Health Minister M. Subramanian announced on Wednesday on the sidelines of the launch of protein kits for persons undergoing renal dialysis at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital.
The Minister said that the government had proposed to launch 708 health centres across the State. Of this, 500 has already been inaugurated. The Chief Minister will be commissioning the rest of the 208 centres.
Currently, 9,180 persons are undergoing dialysis in government hospitals in the State. A person on dialysis spends between ₹2,000 and ₹25,000 per session and may require at least two sessions a week.
The scheme to provide high protein food would benefit poor patients, Mr. Subramanian added. The protein kit, which provides 27 gm of protein (around 40 KCal), contains 100 ml milk, 2 eggs, black/white lentils, 3 biscuits each weighing 20 g. The provision of protein kit had been announced in the Assembly Budget earlier this year.
During the event, the Minister interacted with patients who had undergone complex procedures at the hospital. Senior health officials of the department were also present.

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