Regional Cancer Centres in Madurai and Coimbatore

The ordeal of hundreds of cancer patients who travel from far-off districts to Chennai for treatment may soon be over. The state government will open regional cancer centres at Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai and Coimbatore Medical College Hospital.

The centres to be established at a cost of 15 crore each will have medical, surgical and radiotherapy departments. At present, most cancer patients travel to Chennai for treatment at government hospitals or the Adyar Cancer Institute.

There are more than 28 lakh people with cancer in India. Every year, 10 lakh people get affected by the disease which claims 5 lakh lives. In Tamil Nadu, cancer is one of the 10 leading causes of death.

Sourced from ToI.

Madurai Rajaji Government Hospital has got Digital X-Ray Machine

Madurai Rajaji Government Hospital has got Digital X-Ray Machine.

It is been years there is a proposal that there is need for modern digital X-Ray machines for Madurai Rajaji Government Hospital in Tallakulam, Madurai. It is approved and the GH has got the machine.

Previously all were older machines and in some cases some of them were not even working.

Now, there is around Rs.1 crore spent for this and Digital X-Ray machines are bought. These machines can be used for scanning perfect images and it is all digital, so it is of high quality and it can be used to scan all kinds of parts in our body.

This will be a varaprasaadham for many of common people in and around Madurai, who just depend on Madurai Government Hospital, Madurai.

An ‘ayurveda village’ launched at Vilacheri, Madurai

An ‘ayurveda village’ launched at Vilacheri

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Uthiram - A Blood bank Forum launched in Madurai

A forum to promote donation of rare blood groups is to be launched here on Friday. The forum, ‘Uthiram,' is a joint venture between American College, Lions Club of ESA and District AIDS Prevention and Control Unit.

The rare blood groups include AB Negative, A Negative, B Negative, O Negative and A1B Positive. “Madurai is witnessing a high number of accidents with Government Rajaji Hospital alone needing 80 units of blood every day. ‘Uthiram' will form a network of blood donors that is open to students and the public. It will also reach out to the surrounding districts".

H1N1 cases in Madurai - Swine Flu?

As per the statistics recently taken, Tamil Nadu tops the list of cases from every state out of our country (India).

Out of 100 H1N1 cases, ours is around 25 cases. In that list, there are many border line cases from Madurai, which are not confirmed actually.

Recently a nurse from Government Rajaji Hospital died due to a different reason, but the doctors doubt that there are symptoms of Swine flu (H1N1) in this case. So, it could be a border case of H1N1. This has happened in Madurai.

Overall, whereever you are - just be careful with what you eat, wash your hands before eating, and be clean. Also, do all other precautionary measures for avoiding catching with H1N1 virus!

Madurai Doctor takes a new post as Chief

Madurai Government Rajaji Hospital's Doctor Dr.Rajamani is the head of Spinal Cord cure deparment. He is now also appointed as chief of Bone Damage and Cure doctor's association which covers the areas of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Puducherry.

Congratulations Doctor!

Madurai Medical College Anaesthesiology Department to be upgraded

Here is some good news for people of southern districts using facilities at the Government Rajaji Hospital here.

The Department of Anaesthesiology of the Madurai Medical College has been upgraded as an institute, a recognition first of its kind in Tamil Nadu, according to its Director I. Chandrasekaran, who assumed office four days ago. The institute would increase its manpower, working capacity and academic activities when the new trauma block starts functioning at the annexe at Anna bus stand. Further, they listed out plans to expand research work and techniques in anaesthesia once the AIIMS-like institution starts functioning at Thoppur near here.

source: t h e h i n d u

Vadamalayan Hospital - Medical Tourism, Madurai

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I recently visited Vadamalayan Hospital in Madurai, for my mother. Lot of things are taken care in the hospital related to cardiology especially. Inside, it looks like as if I am inside a very big hospital like Government Rajaji Hospital. Patients are very well taken care and it is expensive for sure for local people, however people from outside the country or much bigger cities would find it cheaper for the amount of treatment that is made.

Special doctors are available in this Madurai hospital. Anyway, here are some details about their Medical Tourism package in Madurai by the hospital.

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