Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai gets first bone bank in South Tamil Nadu
The Hindu
A similar facility was recently opened at Cancer Institute in Chennai.
Health Minister Ma. Subramanian inaugurated a bone bank at Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) and Cobalt-60 therapy facility at Regional Cancer Centre at Balarengapuram, in Madurai on December 21.
Accompanied by Minister for Commercial Taxes P. Moorthi, Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan and Madurai Collector S. Aneesh Sekhar, Mr. Subramanian inaugurated the bone bank, the first of its kind in any government or private hospital in south Tamil Nadu. A similar facility was recently opened at Cancer Institute in Chennai.
The Minister said the new facility has come up at a cost of ₹40 lakh in the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology.
The event will run daily from 10 a.m. to 8.30 p.m., offering a variety of activities. Visitors can enjoy dance and music performances, hands-on art experiences, film screenings, and exhibitions from 10.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. These will feature folk cuisines, leather puppets, philately, textiles, and handicrafts.