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The Gothuruth centre had been upgraded and spruced up as a Family Health Centre (FHC) recently. Patients being attended to in the waiting room, which has been converted into the out-patient wing of the Gothuruth Family Health Centre, near Kochi. | Photo Credit: H.
Vibhumore-inMost of the primary health centres (PHCs) that went dysfunctional in the recent floods are facing huge losses in equipment, vaccines, and medicines such as insulin that are stored in refrigerators. The out-patient services at Gothuruth are conducted in the waiting area of the Family Health Centre at present. “The assessment of loss has to be done, but right now, the focus is on keeping vigil against communicable diseases”, said Additional District Medical Officer Dr.
S.
Sreedevi on Tuesday..