A new health sub-center was built on Saturday near UPHC in Edamalaipattipudur in Tiruchi. |Photo source: Ancy Donal Madonna
Work on building new urban primary health centers (UPHCs) and health sub-centers (HSCs) throughout the city is underway at a rapid pace, with Tiruchi Corporation expected to be completed within two months.
UPHC sponsorship has grown in recent years, and as demand for public health facilities increases, people feel the need for more centers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Such a health center will ensure trouble-free health care and strengthen the health care sector.
In 2024-25, approximately 1.594 million people were treated in 18 UPHCs and 25 health and wellness centers.
The program envisions a UPHC of a population of 50,000 to ensure effective health care delivery. With this number, the city’s population is 1.2 million and requires 24 urban primary health centers. Currently, Tiruchi has 18 UPHCs cater to the drug needs of pregnancy tests, counseling and noncommunicable diseases.
Several new UPHCs have been established throughout the city, and the existing UPHCs are undergoing renovation and expansion. Pagapur is building a new facility and providing regulations for inpatient facilities, consulting rooms and laboratories. The center is designed to cover local low-income groups. Similarly, the old facilities in Kattur, Srirangam and Beerangikulam were also demolished and a new facility was built at the same site.
Construction of other buildings is underway in the Teppakulam, Beemanagar and Tiruverumbur areas. Working on two new facilities in Ariyamangalam and Subramaniyapuram, construction due to on-site clearance issues has been postponed. Meanwhile, an Inauguration is ready for a facility in Thennur.
Similarly, HSC was established in East Boulevard Road, Edamalaipattipudur, Kattur, JJ Nagar, Srirangam and Tiruvaneikovil. Although the centre is preparing for the inauguration in the centres of Kamarajnagar, Mele, Maravul and Voir.
“The work at several health centers is in the completion stage and is expected to be completed within two months. Measures are being taken to improve the infrastructure of a few patrons, where patronage is high,” said M. Vijay Chandran, city health officer.
New centers were established in the city with financial assistance from the center and state governments. The estimated project value for each UPHC is Rs 150 crore and the HSC is Rs 25 lakh.
UPHCs from Ramalinga Nagar, Subramaniapuram, Gandhipuram, Periya Milaguparai and Edamalaipattipudur have been certified to maintain high quality quality.
publishing – April 19, 2025 06:26 pm ist
