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Saveetha Medical College inaugurated

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CHENNAI: There is need for more doctors, nurses, health workers and hospitals if the benefits of science, especially medical science, should reach villages and the poor in rural areas, said Governor Surjit Singh Barnala.

Inaugurating Saveetha Medical College at Thandalam, near here, on Thursday, he cited World Health Organisation data that the country had only six doctors and seven hospitals per 10,000 population.

“The onerous responsibility of creating a healthy society rests in the hands of doctors,” he added.

Preventive and social medicine

Exposing medical students to principles and practice of preventive and social medicine from the pre-clinical period and providing community-oriented field based programmes and participatory education were necessary, he said.

Congratulating Saveetha Institute of Medical and Education Trust’s efforts in promoting education and research in the fields of medicine, dentistry, engineering and technology, Mr.Barnala urged medical institutions to offer an integrated curriculum that would provide a meaningful learning experience with holistic approach towards patients and their problems.

Saveetha University Chancellor N. Veeraiyan said that the college would admit 150 students. The central library would have 4,000 books and 25 journals and virtual library with broadband wi-fi internet facility have been provided, he said.

Round-the-clock services

The 400-bed hospital with nine speciality outpatient services, five operation theatres and 24 intensive care units would provide round-the-clock accident and emergency services.

Former Vice-Chancellor of Manipal University B.M. Hegde and Vice-Chancellor of Saveetha University R. Rajagopal spoke.

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