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  2. Department of Health and Family Welfare (Tamil Nadu)

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    Gagandeep Singh Bedi, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary. Parent agency. Government of Tamil Nadu. Website. tnhealth .tn .gov .in. The Department of Health and Family Welfare is one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu and is responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services in the state.

  3. King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research - Wikipedia

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    The institute functions under Director of Medical Education and Department of Health and Family Welfare (Tamil Nadu). It was one of the major institutions in India responsible for eradicating small pox by the production of vaccine. It is also one of the referral centers for bacterial and viral diseases in Tamil Nadu. Various wings at the ...

  4. Preventive Health: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

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    Preventive health refers to routine care you receive in order to maintain your health. It’s key to diagnosing medical conditions before they become a problem. Preventing serious diseases before ...

  5. Preventive healthcare - Wikipedia

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    Preventive healthcare, or prophylaxis, is the application of healthcare measures to prevent diseases. [1] Disease and disability are affected by environmental factors, genetic predisposition, disease agents, and lifestyle choices, and are dynamic processes that begin before individuals realize they are affected.

  6. Healthcare in Chennai - Wikipedia

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    Healthcare in Chennai. Façade of the Government General Hospital. Catering to about 40 percent of domestic and 45 percent of international health tourists arriving in the country, Chennai is termed the Health Capital of India. Healthcare in Chennai is provided by both government-run and private hospitals. Chennai attracts about 45 percent of ...

  7. COVID-19 pandemic in Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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    The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu was reported on 7 March 2020. The largest single-day spike (36,987 cases) was reported on 13 May 2021 and Tamil Nadu now has the fourth highest number of confirmed cases in India after Maharashtra, Kerala and Karnataka. All 38 districts [note 1] of the state are affected ...

  8. Prenatal care - Wikipedia

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    Prenatal care, also known as antenatal care, is a type of preventive healthcare.It is provided in the form of medical checkups, consisting of recommendations on managing a healthy lifestyle and the provision of medical information such as maternal physiological changes in pregnancy, biological changes, and prenatal nutrition including prenatal vitamins, which prevents potential health problems ...

  9. Siddha medicine - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Siddha medicine is a form of traditional medicine originating in southern India. [1] It is one of the oldest systems of medicine in India. [1] [2] In rural India, siddhars have learned methods traditionally through master-disciple relationships to become local "healers" known as siddhars. [2] Siddhars are among an estimated 400,000 ...