Friday, August 30, 2019

King’s College Hospital of London may set up branches in T.N.
Pacts inked for upgrading skills of medical professionals, disease control

30/08/2019, STAFF REPORTER,CHENNAI


Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami after signing an MoU with King’s College officials in London.

The Tamil Nadu government has signed a memorandum of understanding with King’s College Hospital, London, to establish branches in the State.

The agreement was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, who is on an official visit to the U.K.

A senior health department official confirmed that the State government would help facilitate the setting up of such hospitals in Tamil Nadu.

Other than the U.K., the CM will visit the U.S. and Dubai as part of a tour that started on August 28 and will go on till September 10.

Pacts on skill development of doctors and nurses in the State as well as control of infectious diseases were also signed. Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar and Health Secretary Beela Rajesh were present.

Tamil Nadu government is partnering with U.K.-based International Skills Development Corporation (ISDC) to improve skills of healthcare professionals.

Mr. Palaniswami also visited the London Ambulance Service to see how the 108 ambulance service in T.N. can be improved. The State has 942 ambulances as of now, and the service handles 3,300 emergency cases on an average daily. The purpose of the visit was to see how certain features of the London Ambulance Service could be implemented in the State to reduce fatalities in road accidents.

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