A patient gets an anti-rabies shot at Sadar Hospital on Friday Ranchi: A total of 52,669 dog bite cases were reported from Jan to June at Sadar Hospital here, raising concerns over the stray dog menace in the city.The hospital receives at least 200 dog bite patients daily, with children and elderly people accounting for…
Ranchi: A team of the Ranchi district administration sealed an ultrasound centre allegedly operating illegally in city’s Kantatoli area.The team of police, a magistrate, and Ranchi civil surgeon Prabhat Kumar, after acting on a tip-off, raided the ultrasound centre situated on the first floor of Galaxy Complex.“We received information about the centre being run by…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand govt is planning to upgrade 188 community health centres (CHCs) to first referral units (FRUs) in order to strengthen healthcare facilities and emergency services at the block level. The state has a total of 194 CHCs.In the first phase, 20 CHCs will be developed as FRUs. Specialist doctors and healthcare staff would…
Officers at the clinic in Pandra Ranchi: Three persons were arrested on Sunday for allegedly running an ultrasound centre for sex determination in city’s Pandra area, officers said. The accused have been identified as Suranjan Kumar, Akash Kumar and Shila Kumari.The accused were arrested for violating the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique (PCPNDT) Act. A…
Ranchi: A 15-day yoga camp aimed at promoting preventive healthcare and healthy living practices began in Ranchi on Saturday as part of the International Yoga Day, which would be observed on June 21.National Health Mission (NHM) (Jharkhand chapter) director Shashi Prakash Jha inaugurated the camp, which was conducted by Archana Kumari under the theme, ‘Yoga…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand chapter of National Health Mission (NHM) is planning to review fire audit reports of all hospitals, medical colleges and other healthcare centres across the state, after missing its April deadline to complete the audit of healthcare facilities, ensuring the safety of thousands of patients being treated in the facilities across the state.NHM…
