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Finland to donate hi-tech equipment to Govt. medical colleges

By Our Staff Reporter

COIMBATORE Aug. 7. Finland will donate hi-tech equipment worth Rs. 86 crores to the Government Medical Colleges in Tamil Nadu.

The Director of Medical Education, C. Ravindranath, said a committee had been appointed by the Centre to monitor and scrutinise the need for these equipment.

He said there were nine Government and 118 private colleges that offered diploma courses in nursing.

While 42 self-financing colleges, attached to the MGR Medical University, offered B.Sc degree in Nursing, six others offered M.Sc.

Dr. Ravidranath said medical colleges would not be recognised by the MCI, if they did not have sufficient infrastructure and manpower.

The list of the medical and paramedical institutions that were not recognised by the MCI would be published for the benefit of the public.

The Government had planned to absorb highly qualified doctors from the Government Hospitals and ESI and re-deploy them as teaching staff. He was speaking to presspersons after commissioning a 4D ultrasound equipment at K.G. Hospital.

``Due to acute shortage of the non-clinical medical practitioners (Anatomy, Physiology, Community Medicine, Pathology and Forensic medicine) the Government is planning to extend stipend to those candidates who are interested.

They are to be employed after they pass an examination and trained later'', he said.

The number of seats in medical colleges at present was 1065 and this would be increased by 300.

Out of this, 150 seats were meant to the NRIs.

The rest would be included in the colleges at Coimbatore, Chengalpattu, Salem, Tirunelveli and Kilpauk.

When asked about the standard of the Government Hospitals, he said as the patients were admitted free of cost and were provided with free food and medicines, the Government was unable to concentrate on improving its condition, maintenance and infrastructure.

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