The minister emphasised that senior doctors must be available during night shifts Shivamogga: Health minister UT Khader on Saturday announced major policy overhauls alongside an investigation into the controversial referral of a Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) patient from McGann Hospital to Mangaluru.After a departmental review meeting in Shivamogga, the minister, ordered an inquiry, emphasising that…
More than 7.11 lakh children have been administered polio drops in Ghaziabad this year through door-to-door campaigns Ghaziabad: The health department has intensified pulse polio vaccination after traces of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 were detected in sewage samples collected from Dhundahera sewage treatment plant during a routine environmental surveillance in June.Health authorities have clarified that…
A person being screened for sickle cell anaemia Mysuru: Mysuru district has achieved 100% progress in sickle cell anaemia screening, with 1,59,162 people being examined. Of them, 1,353 are identified as sickle cell carriers and 178 as sickle cell disease patients, said district health officer Dr P C Kumaraswamy on Saturday.Speaking after inaugurating the observance…
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…
Bengaluru: In a city increasingly grappling with rising temperatures and urban heat stress, an initiative aimed at making govt healthcare spaces cooler and more comfortable has shown promising results. Two primary health centres (PHCs) in north Bengaluru — Agrahara and Amruthahalli — recorded a drop of more than 3°C in indoor temperatures after reflective “cool…
Jamshedpur: To address rise in population of stray dogs and curb dog bite incidents, East Singhbhum deputy commissioner Rajiv Ranjan has ordered municipal bodies to construct dedicated animal shelters.He instructed officials to identify appropriate locations and start the process to house stray animals. “Sheltering stray dogs and conducting sterilisation drives will help build a rabies-free…
To strengthen delivery care, all 24×7 health facilities have been directed to ensure the continuous physical presence of staff nurses at delivery points Gurgaon: Days after a 31-year-old woman delivered a baby in the park of a govt hospital in Faridabad after not receiving timely medical assistance, the health department announced a slew of emergency…
Gurgaon, being Haryana’s most populous district, requires continuous expansion of healthcare services, Rao said Gurgaon: The city will get eight new sub-health centres (SHCs) and three new primary health centres (PHCs) this financial year.The new PHCs will be set up in Ransika, Reethoj and Sidharwali villages, health minister Arti Singh Rao announced while inaugurating healthcare…
