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With an eye on elections due next year, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has announced a free health check-up programme for women in the state, promising the best of medical diagnostic facilities for free.
The 'Amma Women Master Health Check-Up' scheme, which bear the same brand as Amma canteens set up by her government, will offer a full range of diagnostic facilities for free.
Speaking in the assembly today, the chief minister said that she has allotted Rs. 10 crore for the purchase of special equipment for the programme.
Among the services on offer under the Amma health scheme are tests for cervical cancer, digital mammogram, para-thyroid harmony and bone marrow diagnostics besides blood and urinary sugar, she said.
The all-round health check-up that can cost anything between Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 10,000 at private hospitals will be available at public health centres across 385 wards for free, Ms Jayalalithaa said.
After Canteens, Jayalalithaa's Latest 'Amma' Project is This
The 'Amma Women Master Health Check-Up' scheme, which bear the same brand as Amma canteens set up by her government, will offer a full range of diagnostic facilities for free.
Speaking in the assembly today, the chief minister said that she has allotted Rs. 10 crore for the purchase of special equipment for the programme.
Among the services on offer under the Amma health scheme are tests for cervical cancer, digital mammogram, para-thyroid harmony and bone marrow diagnostics besides blood and urinary sugar, she said.
The all-round health check-up that can cost anything between Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 10,000 at private hospitals will be available at public health centres across 385 wards for free, Ms Jayalalithaa said.
After Canteens, Jayalalithaa's Latest 'Amma' Project is This
