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The Telangana government has issued orders making cancer a notifiable disease, mandating compulsory registration and reporting of all diagnosed cases across the State as part of a move to strengthen surveillance and public health response. The order was issued by Health Secretary Christina Z. Chongthu on Monday. The order said that at present only institution-level cancer registries exist in Telangana, including Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) and the Mehdi Nawaz Jung Institute of ...Read More >
Cancer care: Until now, only three medical institutions maintained a cancer registry, which was limited to Hyderabad. Hyderabad: Telangana government has issued an order to make cancer a 'notifiable disease'. A statewide portal to register cancer cases was also launched on Tuesday. Any cancer case diagnosed or registered at a government or private hospital or other healthcare facilities must be reported on the portal within a month. The decision to declare cancer as a notifiable disease will b ...Read More >
Hyderabad, April 7 (IANS) The government of Telangana has declared cancer a notifiable disease, making it mandatory for all government and private hospitals to report all cases of cancer. The Department of Health, Medical and Family Welfare issued a Government Order in this regard on Tuesday, providing a mandatory reporting mechanism for all diagnosed cancer cases in the state to ensure availability of reliable and timely data for public health action. As per the order, all cases of cancer inc ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 7 (UNI) The Telangana government has declared cancer a "notifiable disease" and made reporting of all diagnosed cases mandatory across the state, according to a Government Order issued by the Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department. As per G.O issued on Monday, all hospitals - government and private -- along with clinics, laboratories and other healthcare institutions must report cancer cases within one month of diagnosis or registration. The order aims to establish a robu ...Read More >
Cancer In Telangana: Telangana Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha on Tuesday declared cancer as a notifiable disease and launched a cancer registry, marking a big move to improve cancer care in the state. The southern state reports 55,000 to 60,000 new cancer cases every year. Expressing his concerns over the huge number of cases, the minister said every cancer case would be registered with the announcement of cancer as a notifiable disease. "Free lung cancer treatment for patients in 20 ...Read More >
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 >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has confirmed that there is no scientific evidence linking COVID-19 vaccines to the rising cases of heart attacks in the state. The clarification comes after a technical expert committee, led by Dr. Ravindranath, Director of Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, submitted its detailed report to the government. Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao briefed the media on Monday, clarifying that while COVID-19 infection may have contributed to an increase in ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 7 (PTI): The Karnataka government on Monday decided to treat sudden deaths as "notifiable disease" and conduct postmortem in such cases. State Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said there will be more screening of people above the age of 15 years in the state. The minister's remarks came in the wake of a spate of heart attacks in the state, especially in Hassan district. He also sought to clarify that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's statement linking Covid vaccine with the spate o ...Read More >
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