TN plans to set up one medical college in each district

Updated on: Wednesday, December 01, 2010

The Tamil Nadu Govt plans to set up at least one medical college in each district and to establish a State Medical Services Corporation and drug warehouses in all districts that provide quality drugs free of cost, a top official said.

"Tamil Nadu now has the highest number of medical colleges in government sector with 15 medical colleges, contributing to human resource development in medical, nursing and paramedical disciplines," State Health and Family Welfare Principal Secretary V K Subburaj told.

He said the policy of one medical college per district proposed by the State Government is a milestone in the history of medicine in Tamil Nadu.

The State Government would encourage private trusts to start courses such as dental, BSc nursing and diploma in nursing courses in rural areas, he said.

"Government has given permission to start ten nursing schools and ten nursing colleges to conduct BSc nursing courses," he said.

Subburaj said government hospitals with medical colleges would be upgraded on par with international standards.

"Apart from this, all government hospitals will also be accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH), a constituent board of Quality Council of India (QCI), set up to establish and operate accreditation programme for healthcare organisations."

"Currently, two government hospitals in the state have been accredited by NABH," he said.

Stating that all Primary Health Centres in the state would also be accredited by NABH, he said at present 48 PHCs have applied for accreditation.

"NABH standards have more than 500 objective elements and about 70 per cent of these elements concern clinical practices and the rest focus on managerial functions," he said.

"The department is also encouraging public-private partnership to improve services of PHCs and government hospitals," he said.

In the last four years, 6,300 medical officers, 7,242 staff nurses, 1,282 village health nurses and more than 9,000 para medical staff had been appointed in various government hospitals, he said.

TN plans to set up one medical college in each district

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