Keeping in tune with the theme of World Health Day 2022, ‘Our Planet, Our Health’, all medical officers have been told to plant saplings on the premises of every Primary Health Centre (PHC) in the State, Health Minister Ma. Subramanian said.
“There are over 2,200 PHCs in the State. We have sent circulars to all medical officers advising them to plant saplings in all PHCs considering issues such as global warming. Each PHC, depending on the space available, should take up measures to plant nearly 200 saplings starting today,” he told reporters during the sidelines of an event at Government Stanley Medical College (SMC) Hospital on Thursday.
He said that PHCs were advised to install LED lights and put in place a rainwater harvesting system. “PHCs should definitely avoid use of plastics that are non-biodegradable — that is, ban usage of plastics of less than 20 microns thickness,” he said.
