‘T.N. needs a nursing university’
Staff Reporter
CHENNAI, May 13, 2018 00:00 IST
Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Saturday said Tamil Nadu should have a nursing university.
“You send a proposal to the Centre and we will get it done,” he told Health department officials during a national conference on the theme ‘Nurses: A voice to lead – health is a human right’, organised by the Tamil Nadu Nurses and Midwives Council in Chennai.
The Governor said Tamil Nadu had always been an important centre for medical diagnosis and treatment. It was the first State to enact the Public Health Act. The State enjoyed an impressive record in the reduction of infant mortality and maternal mortality rates. Private sector involvement in the establishment of hospitals has been prevalent in Tamil Nadu for years, he said.
The State ranked first in the country in terms of the number of children immunised, and took pride in the lakhs of eminent medical practitioners and nursing professionals engaged in providing healthcare, Mr. Purohit added.
C. Vijaya Baskar, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, said he would take up the request for setting up a nursing university in the State with the Chief Minister.
Speaking at the occasion, Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan asked nurses to constantly upgrade their skills.
The International Nurses Day is celebrated on May 12 across the globe to acknowledge the contribution made by nurses to health services and to discuss various issues concerning them.
Staff Reporter
CHENNAI, May 13, 2018 00:00 IST
Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Saturday said Tamil Nadu should have a nursing university.
“You send a proposal to the Centre and we will get it done,” he told Health department officials during a national conference on the theme ‘Nurses: A voice to lead – health is a human right’, organised by the Tamil Nadu Nurses and Midwives Council in Chennai.
The Governor said Tamil Nadu had always been an important centre for medical diagnosis and treatment. It was the first State to enact the Public Health Act. The State enjoyed an impressive record in the reduction of infant mortality and maternal mortality rates. Private sector involvement in the establishment of hospitals has been prevalent in Tamil Nadu for years, he said.
The State ranked first in the country in terms of the number of children immunised, and took pride in the lakhs of eminent medical practitioners and nursing professionals engaged in providing healthcare, Mr. Purohit added.
C. Vijaya Baskar, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, said he would take up the request for setting up a nursing university in the State with the Chief Minister.
Speaking at the occasion, Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan asked nurses to constantly upgrade their skills.
The International Nurses Day is celebrated on May 12 across the globe to acknowledge the contribution made by nurses to health services and to discuss various issues concerning them.
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