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FOUNDATION STONE FOR MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE TO BE LAID.

Posted on: 13/Feb/2010 6:01:03 AM

Health Minister M R K Paneerselvam announced that the Chief Minister would lay foundation for Madras Medical College new building as a part of 175 years celebration of the college, in the place where central prison was situated. The cost of the building estimated to be Rs 70 crores.

The minister was talking while inaugurating the third International Congress of the Indian section of International Society for Diseases of Esophagus [ESD] at theMadras Medical College Hospital.   V K Suburban, The Health secretary was appreciative of the initiatives such as this forum. He said that it was time awareness about the lifestyles and food habits of people that affect their health apart from hazards of getting over weight. He also talked about the importance of creating strong awareness among about various contagious diseases through schools. The workshop included teleconferencing experts from all over the world besides 300 young surgeons from India. In the workshop doctors performed 15 surgeries to rectify Esophagus which is caused by acid consumption. With technology improvement, Dr R Surendran, the organizing President of the conference said, the surgery is now at the reach of the poor