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Bengaluru: Government hospitals to offer 58 disease diagnosis tests free

  •   Tue, Oct 16 2018 02:32:31 PM

Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Oct 16: Henceforth, all the government hospitals in the state will offer 58 types of disease diagnosis tests free of cost. The facility, which was hitherto available only for families living below poverty line (BPL), has been extended to cover all classes of people under National Health Mission.

Until now, some tests were extended to members of BPL families free of cost in district hospitals. For some other tests, 50 percent of the charges were to be paid. Under the free diagnostic tests scheme introduced under the mission during the year 2018-19, all classes of people will get free diagnostic tests. State health department has issued instructions accordingly.

Costly tests like MRI, CT scan, thyroid tests, ECG, Echo cardiac test, liver, kidney function tests, x-ray, blood group tests, urine, malaria, dengue, ultrasound, cholesterol tests and all the 58 tests available in government hospitals will be covered under this programme.

Dr Bhanumurthy of K C General Hospital here said that his hospital has been extending this free facility with effect from October 8.
  

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  • raheem shek beri, CHIKKAMAGALURU

    Wed, Oct 17 2018

    Dear Friends

    This is a very great news what we are getting from the health department, in our home town, many poor patients are suffering for not having money to get the test done. now a days dengue is very common and poor people do not have money to get tested, this type of free facilities whoever made is very nice and helping for the poor ones. always we have to see in positive way.
    Really we do appreciate this facility provided by the health department.

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Tue, Oct 16 2018

    Free is OK . But waiting till the death is not acceptable.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 16 2018

    Bhakt's will will vote for Rogues 😀😂🤣

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  • Tell The Truth, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 16 2018

    Anything provided free...latter it turn to fatal.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Tue, Oct 16 2018

    Great service to the public provided they render these services without any bottle neck and maintain quality.

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  • Lionel Dsouza, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 16 2018

    KARNATAKA IS SHINING....

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  • Jenifer, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 16 2018

    Health officials must understand that deadly disease, cancer, has become as common as flu these days. Please include Chemo, Radiation or other related tests too because the lower class are more affected due to tobacco consumption and smoking. Currently primary tests such as mammography or pap-smear are much beyond reach to common people.

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