<p>The five health centres in Kodagu district will get ECG machines with the efforts of like-minded doctors led by Dr Padmanabh Kamath, HoD of Cardiology and professor at KMC, Mangaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The centres are Community Health Centres (CHC) at Gonikoppa, Kutta, Napoklu and Primary Health Centres (PHC) at Kodlipet and Cheyyandane. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Dr Kamath, who started CAD (Cardiology at doorsteps), a crusade against Coronary Artery Disease — a WhatsApp network of like-minded doctors in Coastal Karnataka and Malnad region, is engaged in screening poor patients for cardiac problems in remote areas for free.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A total of 13 ECG machine installations in remote health centres in Kodagu are planned under CAD.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Kodagu district is challenging due to tough terrain and remote locations," said Dr Kamath.</p>
<p>The five health centres in Kodagu district will get ECG machines with the efforts of like-minded doctors led by Dr Padmanabh Kamath, HoD of Cardiology and professor at KMC, Mangaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The centres are Community Health Centres (CHC) at Gonikoppa, Kutta, Napoklu and Primary Health Centres (PHC) at Kodlipet and Cheyyandane. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Dr Kamath, who started CAD (Cardiology at doorsteps), a crusade against Coronary Artery Disease — a WhatsApp network of like-minded doctors in Coastal Karnataka and Malnad region, is engaged in screening poor patients for cardiac problems in remote areas for free.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A total of 13 ECG machine installations in remote health centres in Kodagu are planned under CAD.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Kodagu district is challenging due to tough terrain and remote locations," said Dr Kamath.</p>