Evolve scheme to tackle mosquito menace: Minister

Puducherry, Mar 13 (UNI) Puducherry Health Minister E Valsaraj today called up on the two municipalities here to evolve a scheme to tackle the mosquito menace, for which the health department would extend all support.

Inaugurating a sensitising workshop for elected members of local bodies of Ozhukarai and Puducherry municipalities here, organised by the Puducherry State Health Mission, Mr Valsaraj claimed that Puducherry stood first in the health sector in the country.

It had a primary health centre for 8000 people and a Community Health Centre for 81,000.

He said the government hospital here was already performing renal transplantations and Cath Lab would be introduced in the hospital shortly.

According to the Minister 99.6 per cent of the deliveries in Puducherry were conducted in hospitals, which was the highest rate in the country.

The infant mortality rate had gone slightly up recently and all steps were taken to check it, he added.

The Minister said there were eight medical colleges here and the service of the doctors coming out of these colleges would be utilised here.

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