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Hyderabad, Apr 7 (PTI) In a measure aimed at improving cancer care in the state, Telangana Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha on Tuesday declared cancer as a notifiable disease and launched a cancer registry. Expressing concern that about 55,000 to 60,000 new cancer cases are being reported in the state every year, he said every cancer case would be registered with the announcement of cancer as a notifiable disease. The cancer registry would help the government in having accurate data for ...Read More >
Lucknow, March 31 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is considering a proposal to include cancer, especially among children, among the list of notifiable diseases to facilitate early detection and cure, said a senior health department official on Tuesday. A notifiable disease is one that is required by law to be reported to government authorities (health departments) by healthcare providers, laboratories, and veterinarians. The official said that compulsory reporting of chi ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: A woman resident doctor posted in the paediatric ward of Sola Civil Hospital has been transferred to non-medical duty for a month after the hospital superintendent ordered an inquiry into allegations of misconduct. Officials from the state health department said the inquiry must be completed within 10 days.According to hospital sources, the incident took place on Sunday night, when the doctor allegedly misbehaved with the relatives of a young girl admitted with fever and persistent co ...Read More >
New Delhi: Mini-ratna company HLL Lifecare Limited, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on Saturday paid a record dividend of Rs 69.53 crore to the government for the financial year 2024-25. The dividend cheque was presented to Health Minister JP Nadda by Dr Anitha Thampi, Chairperson, HLL, in the presence of Anupriya Patel, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare and other senior officials. Nadda asserted that HLL is a reliable name in the field of medical services and is ...Read More >
Amid growing demand for stricter compliance with safety and quality control norms for medical products, the Centre is framing a law to strengthen the legal framework for drug quality testing and market surveillance, along with regulation of medical devices and cosmetics. One of the major reasons behind the drafting of the law is the repeated complaints and concerns flagged by health regulators across the globe, including the WHO, over serious quality lapses by Indian drug manufacturers. The dr ...Read More >
New Delhi: shocking news has emerged from Pakistan, a terrorist-supporting country. A massive explosion occurred outside the army headquarters in Quetta, Pakistan, causing widespread panic. Two people were killed and 15 injured. The condition of some of the injured is reported to be critical, which could increase the death toll. The explosion, followed by gunfire, spread panic in the surrounding area. This is considered a sensitive area. The sound of the blast was so powerful that windows of ho ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: A fresh case of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) was confirmed in Kerala on Saturday, with a 17-year-old boy in Thiruvananthapuram testing positive. Following this, the health department has shut down the swimming pool at Akkulam Tourist Village and collected water samples for testing. The teenager, who was diagnosed with the disease earlier this week, had reportedly gone swimming with friends at the pool, prompting officials to investigate the water quality. On Frid ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Bringing down the curtain on the proceedings initiated against misleading advertisements for medicinal products, the Supreme Court has closed the case filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) against Patanjali Ayurved and its founders.A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan said no further hearing was needed as the court had already passed various orders and the purpose of the case had been achieved. "By various orders, the prayers of the WP have been achieved and ...Read More >
Lucknow: Taking cognisance of the potential threat of bird flu, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday directed concerned departments to coordinate and take measures to prevent the prevalence of the H5 virus in the state. He said that efforts should be stepped up in all zoos, sanctuaries, national parks, etc.On Monday, the bird flu virus was diagnosed in the poultry birds in Rampur after an estimated 15,000 chickens died.The chief minister also instructed the health department to conduct an ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has issued orders to cancel the registration of 258 private hospitals which were found violating provisions of the Bombay Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1949 during two separate inspections conducted by the state health department earlier this year, state health minister Prakash Abitkar told the legislative assembly on Thursday. The Act mandates that all registered private hospitals and nursing homes must meet essential requisition of infrastructure, staffing ...Read More >
Patna: Non-vegetarian dishes have made Bihar's politics spicier on several occasions, and so union minister and senior JD (U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh aka Lalan Singh' recent mutton party for party workers and supporters under his Munger constituency was no exception. Lalan Singh listened to problems of common people at Suryagarha in Lakhisarai district of Bihar (part of Munger constituency) to sort them out with local authorities and also threw a mutton party for them, creating a controversy ...Read More >
Ludhiana: As part of efforts to counter the risk of dengue, the health department conducted a house-to-house dengue awareness and breeding check drive at Chand Colony, under the guidance of civil surgeon Dr Ramandeep Kaur.The civil surgeon urged residents to actively participate in dengue prevention efforts. "We are working tirelessly to prevent dengue outbreaks, but our efforts can only be effective with the full support of the community. Every household must ensure that water is not allowed to ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 14 (ANI): Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora and chair of Parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation on Monday said India should regulate unhealthy foods sold by multinational companies, along with Indian snacks such as jalebis and samosas, to deal with rising obesity problems. The Union health ministry has recently proposed displaying sugar and oil boards as an initiative to promote healthier dietary habits in various settings. According to the ministry's propo ...Read More >
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday reviewed the implementation and progress of Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir. According to an official press release, the LG reviewed the strategies and actionable plans aimed at accelerating TB case detection, improving treatment outcomes, identifying challenges, and ensuring inter-departmental coordination to achieve the national goal of TB elimination. The LG called for collaborative efforts towards elimina ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) On a day meant to honour the medical fraternity, Kerala witnessed political protests instead, as opposition parties trained their guns on State Health Minister Veena George over alleged failures in the public health sector. Marking World Doctors' Day on Tuesday, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the BJP staged protests across the state, triggered by startling revelations made by whistleblower Dr Haris Chirackal, a popular urologist an ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of junior school teachers from across the state Friday staged a protest here demanding regularisation of their services and withdrawal of contractual appointment system. Holding posters and banners against the contractual appointment of junior teachers in schools, the teachers, including women, demonstrated at Mahatma Gandhi Marg here. The teachers, representing various schools across the state, demanded immediate regularisation of their posts and scrapping of the contract ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: As the total Covid-19 cases in Odisha reached 38, state health services director Amarendra Nath Mohanty advised people with symptoms for the infection not to visit Puri during the upcoming Rath Yatra later this month, official sources said Friday. "People with Covid-like symptoms should avoid visiting Puri during the Rath Yatra. They can witness the mega festival through television and other media platforms," he said. "At present, we are testing samples of those who have been hospit ...Read More >
HYDERABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd Feb, 2025) Commissioner Shaheed Benazirabad Division Nadeem Ahmed Abaro and Deputy Commissioner Shahryar Gul Memon formally inaugurated the 7-day national anti-polio campaign by administrating polio drops to children. The Commissioner administered polio drops to the children at Mother and Child Health Care Center and also conducted finger marking. Additional Commissioner Syed Amar Hussain, District Health Officer Dr. Asadullah Dahri, Focal Pers ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India plans to roll out the HPV vaccine in the national immunization programme for school girls to protect them from cervical cancer "in a few months" time, top health ministry officials said Tuesday. "The HPV vaccine will be rolled out in a few months but we will have to wait for the TB vaccine," said Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava at a press conference held by Union Health Minister J P Nadda. Without giving any more details, she said, the ministry is strategizing t ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry in collaboration with key stakeholders is all set to launch a 100-day TB elimination campaign focussing on enhancing detection, reducing diagnostic delays and improving treatment outcomes. The initiative, set to be implemented across 347 districts in 33 states and Union Territories, aims to strengthen programmatic activities and reduce disparities in TB outcomes across diverse regions of the country to achieve the aim of TB elimination, a health ministry sta ...Read More >
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