Health Minister Vidadala Rajini has said that the Andhra Pradesh government will explore the possibilities to seek the necessary aid from the World Health Organization (WHO) to check the chronic kidney ailments prevalent in the Uddanam region of Srikakulam district.
Ms. Rajini, accompanied byAndhra Pradesh Medical Services and Development Corporation (APMSIDC) Vice-Chairman and Managing Director D. Muralidhar Reddy, MP Margani Bharat and Rajanagaram MLA Jakkampudi Raja, inspected the construction of the new medical college on the government hospital campus in Rajamahendravaram.
Until now, the Harvard Medical School has concluded that water may be one of the factors for the renal ailments prevalent in Uddanam. The State Government will certainly explore if there is a possibility to get any aid from the WHO. Meanwhile, the construction of a kidney research centre and 700-crore drinking water pipeline projects are in the progress in Uddanam.