About Us
The Department of Kuzhanthai & Mahalir Maruthuvam in the Faculty of Siddha Medicine is need for excellent Siddha Medical Education and Patients care. This Department includes 3 Clinical Subjects, Such as Kuzhanthai Maruthuvam, Mahalir Maruthuvam and Mahappettiyal. Kuzhanthai Maruthuvam lectures and clinicals are conducted in fourth BSMS students and Mahalir Maruthuvam and Mahappettiyal lectures and clinicals are conducted in final BSMS students. Teaching activities are conducted by ward classes, clinical based teaching, problem based leaning sessions, student presentation and provides clinical skill and knowledge to the students and quality of services to the patients.
Key Areas
Kuzhanthai Maruthuvam
Kuzhanthai maruthuvam refers that deal with the treatment of children’s diseases. This branch focuses on the health and well – being of infants, children and adolescents.
Mahappetiyal
Mahappetiyal are provide to prenatal care and postnatal care. Prenatal care consists to ensure healthy pregnancy, improve the health of the foetus, prevent complication and early diagnosis and treatment of gestational diseases. Post natal care is referred to treatment after childbirth to restore health, ensure breast feeding and ensure the well – being of the mother and child.
Mahalir Marutuvam
Mahalir Maruthuvam is the branch of siddha Medicine that specializes women’s health, especially their reproductive health. Its covers all stages of a women’s life from adolescence to menopause
Community engagement activities:
• The Department conducts many awareness programmes and medical camps for school female students, day care centers, primary schools, and the public related to child, female diseases & ante natal care.
• International Women’s Day and International Children’s Day will be celebrated in every year according to the calendar of dates.