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Use CSR funds to vaccinate the public for free, the Minister of Health Tamil Nadu told a private hospital

Coimbatore: Minister of Health Tamil Nadu M Subramaniam held a meeting with representatives of private hospitals in Coimbatore District, Tirupur and Erode at the Kovai Medical Center and Hospital (KMC) here on Tuesday to discuss the feasibility of the Company’s Social Accountability Fund (CSR) for the procurement of vaccines To invest the public free.
The minister said they had collected Rs 61 lakh from CSR funds private hospitals so far and 7,878 people can vaccinate for free with the same thing.
The meeting was attended by representatives of 117 hospitals.
The minister said the state government encouraged all private companies to contribute their CSR funds to get a vaccine.
The fund will be directed to a private hospital, who will use it to buy vaccines and invest the public free.
“The Government Government has provided 75% of the government’s quota and 25% to a private hospital, which does not fully utilize the quota, because the costs are involved in it.
So, they are now encouraged to bind with corporate companies to vaccinate the public for free,” Subramaniam said When talking to the media at the Wala Post checkpoint.
Representatives from the hospital said six to seven private hospitals would launch the scheme at first.
“The Directorate of Public Health must provide facilities with facilities to store and transport vaccines for rural camps,” said a source.
Indicates that many corporate companies contributed oxygen concentrators, generators, and cylinders to hospitals, he said the state had an adequate amount at that time.
“We want private hospitals to buy vaccines with CSR funds and camp in rural areas.” The source said they had received 180 petitions from people who stated the village they did not have enough vaccines.
Previously on that day, the Minister inaugurated a vaccination camp for disabled people in Chinniyampalayam.
He said Coimbatore was allocated the highest number of vaccines after Chennai.
The district has been vaccinated by 10.97 lakh people so far.
“The country has received 1.8 vaccine crore doses so far and we need 10 other crore doses.
We can achieve targets immediately if private hospitals use their full quota.”

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