STRENGTHEN CARDIAC CARE

  As many as 40 percent of the 45 million cardiac patients in India are in rural areas where facility for diagnosis and treatment is almost nil. Dr Srivastava, tele-medicine in charge at St. Gregorious Cardiology Center at Parumala said a cases of cardiac ailments in India were on the rise. Diabetes, hypertension and heart diseases had become common in rural population should be made aware of their problems in an objective maaner as well as the solution available

     Dr Srivastava said though a number of primary health centers and community health centers had been covered under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), the remote areas still remained uncovered.

     The union and state government should take the initiative of the foundation in extending a latest cardiac care facility to remote village like Parumala as a role model to provide similar facility in various other parts of the country. Dr Srivastava has conducted as many 30 free cardiac care camps in Kerala

Prof.John Kurakar