Tag: health department

Improved menu for city’s Covid patients

On Monday, the state health department led by the chief minister Miss Mamata Banerjee has issued an order saying that the Covid-19 patients will get two additional items - tea with biscuits and light snacks in the morning and evening respectively in their daily meals.

September 16, 2020

Covid spike forces Pb govt to step up manufacturing of medical oxygen

The state, which has been procuring all its medical oxygen from neighbouring areas, has now decided to also go in for internal manufacturing to meet any shortfall that could arise with Covid cases spiking in the state.

September 15, 2020

KMC’s twin strategy to rein in Covid & dengue

RT-PCR tests have been conducted in six KMC boroughs as testing ramped up

September 11, 2020

NBMCH super-specialty wing to have catheterization lab’

According to health department officials, a new CT scan machine will also be installed soon at the NBMCH.

September 6, 2020

KMC health dept’s top Covid warrior tests +ve

Atin Ghosh had been supervising all the health initiatives of the KMC

August 28, 2020

Health department moves to check hoarding of masks, hand sanitisers

The health department has issued a circular directing all retailers, whole-sellers and distributors of medicines to follow the directive immediately.

April 5, 2020

13 fresh cases of dengue in Lucknow, taking the toll to 125 in 2 months

A senior doctor of the Balrampur hospital said, 'A number of cases go unreported because people mistake the symptoms for viral fever which is also very common in this season.'

September 20, 2019

Where nurses double as doctors!

"There is no doctor in the Outpatient department, and the nurse are taking care of the patients and prescribing medicines," sources said.

July 2, 2019

100 swine flu deaths in Rajasthan, 2,793 positive cases in 39 days

As many as 74 fresh cases of swine flu were recorded in Delhi on Wednesday, taking the total number of people affected by the disease in the city this year to 1,093.

February 9, 2019

Swine flu claims 226 lives across India; Rajasthan worst hit with 85 deaths

Gujarat has the second most number of deaths (43) followed by Punjab (30), while more than 6,600 cases have been recorded in 2019.

February 7, 2019

Swine flu death toll reaches 75 in Rajasthan; Uttarakhand on alert after 11 dead

As many as 1,911 people were tested positive for the H1N1 virus from January 1 to 28 in Rajasthan.

January 29, 2019

After dengue outbreak, Punjab health minister blasts departments

"The careless approach of most of government departments in not discharging their administrative duty for curbing the outbreak of dengue has resulted in the present situation," Mohindra said.

November 5, 2018

Global warming: Dengue marks presence in hills

It is already a matter of concern that the state is witness to rising cases of dengue, especially in warmer districts and the areas bordering Punjab (which is dengue endemic) over last three years since this disease knocked at the doors of HP first.

September 8, 2018

No easy answers

West Bengal finds itself on the horns of a dilemma with the health department being asked to reflect on the query posed by Justice Debasish Kargupta of Calcutta High Court ~ “How does Bengal expect to produce doctors for its 42 super speciality hospitals if it does not encourage post-graduate education?” This is a critical …

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August 2, 2018

Seven years after!

Close to seven years after the horrendous fire tragedy at AMRI Hospital in Kolkata’s Dhakuria (December 2011), the probe report of the Justice Tapan Mukherjee Commission of Inquiry has taken the lid off a pretty kettle of fish. The commission has blamed the Board of Directors fair and square, asserting that the worthies ~ businessmen, …

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July 27, 2018

Give free treatment to drug addicts: Amarinder Singh

Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced free treatment for poor drug addicts at all state-run de-addiction centres, and also ordered the police not to harass addicts or their families in any way. Chairing a high-level meeting of civil surgeons, medical superintendents and principals of the government medical colleges at Punjab Bhawan this …

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July 11, 2018

Sale of cut fruits remains unchecked in Kolkata streets

Contaminated ice and cut fruits continue to be sold in the city streets despite the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) conducting several raids against food and water vendors selling such items which are highly consumed during summer time. It is observed that cut and peeled fruits are being sold in different parts of the city despite …

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March 16, 2018