Nagpur: The Indian Medical Association (IMA), Maharashtra, has announced a 24-hour statewide withdrawal of routine healthcare services on July 20 in protest of the recent assault on doctors and healthcare workers at Shastrinagar Municipal Hospital in Dombivli.While the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (Central MARD) has extended support to the agitation, it has decided against…
The court directed Mhatre and the other accused to surrender before the authorities by 5 pm on Sunday. MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Saturday cancelled the bail granted to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and his aides in connection with the alleged assault on doctors, nurses and hospital staff at Shastri Nagar Hospital in…
Mumbai: BMC will organise free breast cancer screening camps across all 227 municipal wards on July 22, targeting women aged 30 years and above as part of a citywide early detection drive.The camps will be held between 10 am and 5 pm and the civic body has deployed over 2,000 medical personnel for the exercise.Each…
The strike will begin at 6am on Monday and continue until 6am on Tuesday. MUMBAI: Following the alleged assault on doctors, nurses and healthcare staff at Shastri Nagar Municipal Hospital in Dombivli by Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, the state unit of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for a 24-hour strike of OPD…
the medical body emphasised strict preventive measures to mitigate the spread of this dangerous sandfly-borne pathogen Ahmedabad: Amid rising concern over the spread of the deadly Chandipura virus, the Gujarat State Branch of the Indian Medical Association (GSB-IMA) on Tuesday issued a comprehensive medical advisory for both the general public and practicing paediatricians across the…
Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and his aides allegedly attacked two doctors and other hospital staff Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and his aides allegedly attacked two doctors and other hospital staff Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and his aides allegedly attacked two doctors and other hospital staff Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and his…
Ahmedabad: With two more suspected deaths from Chandipura infection, the state govt has intensified the identification of possible cases, and the generation of lab reports. The state govt on Monday maintained that there have been only three confirmed deaths due to the infection. State govt officials, after a meeting convened by MoS (health) Praful Pansheriya,…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Branch of Indian Medical Association (IMA-GSB) on Friday wrote to health minister Praful Pansheriya to represent the issue of MBBS doctors who have submitted bonds.‘A large number of bonded MBBS graduates remain unemployed for several months after successfully completing their MBBS course and compulsory internship while awaiting official posting orders from…
Ramesh Mhatre (in picture) along with his associates, allegedly assaulted two doctors and other hospital staff. MUMBAI: Amid mounting outrage over the assault on doctors and medical staff at a civic hospital in Thane district, the Vishnu Nagar police on Wednesday arrested Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, the main accused in the case, officials said.The…
Kanpur: In a step towards supporting the fight against tuberculosis, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Thursday distributed nutritional support kits among around 100 economically underprivileged TB patients enrolled on the Nikshay Portal.Chief district magistrate Jitendra Pratap Singh distributed the nutritional support kits to the beneficiaries.Addressing the gathering, the DM said the elimination of tuberculosis…
