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Centre working to strengthen health services: Mandaviya in Tamil Nadu
“The construction for Avadi CGHS will be getting over by December 22. People of the Avadi and surrounding areas will be benefited a lot from this CGHS. We have also released the website and application of CGHS,” Mandaviya said in Tamil Nadu.
Union minister for health and family welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday said the government is working to strengthen health services across the country, emphasising that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is giving priority to health.
Mandaviya was speaking after virtually laying the foundation stone of CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme) wellness centre and lab at Avadi in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu.
“The construction for Avadi CGHS will be getting over by December 22. People of the Avadi and surrounding areas will be benefited a lot from this CGHS. We have also released the website and application of CGHS,” Mandaviya said.
“CGHS will benefit everyone in the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gives more importance to health. We are working to strengthen health services across the country,” he added.
Tamil Nadu health and family welfare minister Ma Subramanian said he is honoured to welcome Mandaviya. “The second dose of Covid-19 vaccination was given to 85.08 per cent in Tamil Nadu. While 84.93 per cent of children aged 11 years to 14 years were vaccinated with the first dose, the second dose was given to 54.91 per cent,” he added.
“We have requested the health minister that Tamil Nadu should have one medical college in every district,” Subramanian said
Tamil Nadu health secretary Senthil Kumar and DPH director Selva Vinayagam and other health department officials were also present.
