Health check-up cards for those aged above 30
The Hindu
The project aims at timely diagnosis of lifestyle diseases
Health Minister Veena George said here on Saturday that the government would work out a project to issue health check-up cards at the panchayat level to those aged above 30 years for timely diagnosis of lifestyle diseases.
Lifestyle diseases, including cardiovascular and gastrointestinal disorders, among those above 30 years of age could be detected through the project, she said at the inauguration of the Hridayathil Hibi Eden project for providing free angioplasty treatment to needy patients, initiated by Hibi Eden, MP.
Ms. George said the Health Department has plans to develop health tourism to encourage those abroad to avail health services offered by the State.
Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada MP, on Saturday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to facilitate speeding up of ongoing critical infrastructure works in the region, including Mangaluru-Bengaluru NH 75 widening, establishment of Indian Coast Guard Academy, and merger of Konkan Railway Corporation with the Indian Railways.