Rural health infra being fortified: Damodar Rajanaraimha
1 month ago

Rural health infra being fortified: Damodar Rajanaraimha

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana state government is ramping up efforts to enhance medical infrastructure and increase the number of ambulances to ensure timely transportation of patients to nearby Primary Health Centres and hospitals during emergencies. Health minister C. Damodar Rajanarasimha, while laying the foundation stone for a Superspecialty Hospital and Mother and Child Health Care Centre in Mancherial, highlighted the government’s commitment to improving healthcare. The minister emphasised a dual approach: facilitating patient access to health centres and deploying medical staff to villages for early diagnosis. He stated, “Patients should be treated as clients and have full faith in doctors at government hospitals.” To further support emergency healthcare, the government aims to add 160 medical ambulances, including two for tribal areas and one for each mandal.

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Health Infra Worth Rs 300 Cr to Come Up in Mancherial
1 month ago

Health Infra Worth Rs 300 Cr to Come Up in Mancherial

Deccan Chronicle  

Mancherial: Health minister C. Damodar Rajanarasimha and IT and industries minister D. Sridhar Babu jointly laid the foundation stones on Thursday for a super specialty hospital and a mother-and-child healthcare centre in Mancherial. “Our goal is to ensure 90 per cent of the population receives medical care locally, while only 10 per cent would need to travel to cities for …

Telangana: Congress’ ‘Meet the Minister’ Gets Positive Start
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Telangana: Congress’ ‘Meet the Minister’ Gets Positive Start

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Congress’ ‘Meet the Minister’ programme, launched at Gandhi Bhavan in Nampally on Wednesday, received a good response from the public and party workers on its inaugural day. Health minister Damodar Rajanarasimha, the first to participate, attended the session for nearly five hours, far exceeding the scheduled three-hour timeframe. The initiative, introduced by newly-appointed TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud, …

Health department steps up efforts to curb diseases in Vijayawada following floods
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Health department steps up efforts to curb diseases in Vijayawada following floods

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: In response to the flood situation in Vijayawada, the Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department is intensifying its efforts to prevent communicable diseases. Health Commissioner C Hari Kiran conducted a review meeting on the supply of emergency medicine kits and the distribution of medicines through 104 mobile hospitals on Wednesday. He inspected the distribution efforts in Sitara Centre and …

Telangana MLA Inspects Dharmapuri Health Centre
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana MLA Inspects Dharmapuri Health Centre

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: The state government made all arrangements to take care of the increasing number of patients admitting to government hospitals in view of the spurt in viral fevers in the state, said government chief whip and Dharmapuri MLA Adluri Laxman Kumar on Thursday. The chief whip inspected a community health centre where he visited various wards, interacted with patients and …

Telangana to Boost Hospital Security
4 months ago

Telangana to Boost Hospital Security

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Health minister C. Damodar Rajanarsimha agreed to enhance security measures in government hospitals by deploying Special Protection Force personnel and conduct regular security audits, following a meeting with representatives of Telangana Junior Doctors Association. In a meeting with officials of the department of public health and Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad, Rajanarsimha directed them to take steps to provide additional …

Health Minister Inspects Progress on 1,225-Bed Super Specialty Hospital in Mahabubnagar
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Health Minister Inspects Progress on 1,225-Bed Super Specialty Hospital in Mahabubnagar

Deccan Chronicle  

Rajanarasimha highlighted the government's commitment to providing quality medical care by recruiting skilled medical professionals and improving healthcare infrastructure across the state. He said that jobs will be provided to around 600 people, as the required staff for the hospital, including doctors, specialty doctors, nursing staff, sanitation staff and others. The minister emphasised that the government wants to provide better …

Prepare Route Map of All Health Facilities: Damodar Rajanarsimha
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Prepare Route Map of All Health Facilities: Damodar Rajanarsimha

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Health and family welfare minister C. Damodar Rajanarsimha on Tuesday directed the Rajiv Arogya Sree Healthcare Trust and Telangana Medical Services & Infrastructure Development Corporation to prepare a route map of health facilities available in the state. The route map would show the geographical distance and connection of all government hospitals, PHCs, CHCs, area hospitals and district hospitals in …

DMHOs should actively participate in strengthening public health system: Telangana Health Minister
5 months, 3 weeks ago

DMHOs should actively participate in strengthening public health system: Telangana Health Minister

The Hindu  

From conducting extensive inspections of private hospitals and revoking licenses of units that do not comply with government regulations, to coordinating the various medical health programmes offered by the government, District Medical & Health Officers should actively participate in strengthening the public health system, Telangana Minister of Health, Medical and Family Welfare Damodar Raja Narsimha said on Thursday. The Minister …

Congress Govt. plans to make Telangana medical tourism hub: CM Revanth Reddy
6 months ago

Congress Govt. plans to make Telangana medical tourism hub: CM Revanth Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy here on Saturday said the Congress government would support and extend necessary help to Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute in Banjara Hills. Speaking at the 24th anniversary celebrations of the institute, he said he got an opportunity to work on par with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on taking …

Telangana to have one trauma care centre every 35 km
6 months ago

Telangana to have one trauma care centre every 35 km

The Hindu  

With the rise in highway accidents, the Health Department plans to establish a trauma care centre every 35 kilometres, aiming for a total of 75 centres across the State. During a media interaction on Tuesday, Minister for Health C. Damodar Rajanarasimha announced that these trauma care centres will be connected to diagnostic centres and nearby government hospitals to enhance service …

Have India’s health centres really ‘collapsed’?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Have India’s health centres really ‘collapsed’?

The Hindu  

Jean Drèze, Reetika Khera, Rishabh Malhotra, ‘The Changing State of Health Centres in North India’, Economic & Political Weekly There is a well-documented infamy around public health centres. Localised healthcare “is a much better way of dealing with most health problems than to let patients loose on larger public hospitals or the private sector”. “Health centres today have better facilities, …

Karnataka Budget on Health: Focus on upgrading infrastructure
10 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka Budget on Health: Focus on upgrading infrastructure

The Hindu  

While the overall funding for the health sector remains the same as last year at 4% of the total Budget, the focus this time is only on upgrading public health infrastructure, strengthening lab services, and establishing critical care hubs in every district. Apart from construction of 100-bedded taluk hospitals at a cost of ₹280 crore in Anekal, Nelamangala, Hoskote, Sringeri, …

Karnataka’s heart attack management programme is now ‘Puneeth Rajkumar Hrudaya Jyothi’ scheme
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka’s heart attack management programme is now ‘Puneeth Rajkumar Hrudaya Jyothi’ scheme

The Hindu  

Karnataka’s ongoing heart attack management project at taluk level — taken up to avoid delay in providing diagnosis and treatment to heart attack patients in rural areas — will now be called the Puneeth Rajkumar Hrudaya Jyothi scheme. Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao told presspersons on October 31st that the scheme is being implemented on a ‘hub and spoke’ model …

AP to take up door-to-door health survey from Sept. 15
1 year, 3 months ago

AP to take up door-to-door health survey from Sept. 15

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh government would take up a door-to-door health survey of the people from September 15, followed by health camps from September 30. The health minister said a specialist doctor from Aarogyasri network hospitals would also attend the health camp in each village in each mandal statewide a day. The minister said the tahsildar, MPDO and PHC medical …

Compassionate leadership enables equitable health care access
1 year, 4 months ago

Compassionate leadership enables equitable health care access

Hindustan Times  

As we mark the anniversary of our nation's 77th Independence, it is truly a moment of pride for us. The implementation of the Cognitive Based Compassion Training has already left a significant imprint on 1,200 health care providers across 20 districts in Bihar, fostering the cultivation of compassionate leadership within the public healthcare framework. Elevating Primary Health Centres through enhanced …

Hanamkonda to have its own NIMS, declares Harish Rao
1 year, 6 months ago

Hanamkonda to have its own NIMS, declares Harish Rao

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Health minister T. Harish Rao on Wednesday underlined that people of Hanamkonda and surrounding districts will not have to look at Hyderabad for medical treatment. Harish Rao said it is a matter of fortune that people of Warangal district will have both the health university and super speciality hospital in the heart of Hanamkonda city. Harish Rao said the …

Formerly daily wagers, father-son duo in Telangana set up poultry farm under Dalit Bandhu
1 year, 8 months ago

Formerly daily wagers, father-son duo in Telangana set up poultry farm under Dalit Bandhu

The Hindu  

The landmark Dalit Bandhu scheme is heralding a new era of economic empowerment for Dalits in the State, said Municipal Administration and IT Minister K.T. Addressing a meeting after inaugurating a poultry farm set up by a father-son duo under Dalit Bandhu at Gandilachapet village in Rajanna Sircilla district on Monday, he said the scheme is a path-breaking initiative by …

Telangana\'s primary health centres ailing, need infra boost
2 years, 1 month ago

Telangana\'s primary health centres ailing, need infra boost

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Staff shortages, lack of funds, and delays in the construction of infrastructure for hospitals and health centres in districts have reaffirmed medical associations' concerns about the state's primary health care system. According to information provided in a response to an RTI, only 72 staff members work out of a total sanctioned strength of 258 in various departments at the …

Report finds Telangana has few health centres
2 years, 7 months ago

Report finds Telangana has few health centres

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The presence of Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres in Telangana is 53 per cent and 12 per cent less than the required numbers, respectively, as per the Rural Health Statistics 2020-21 report. It noted that as on March 31, 2021, 180 CHCs were deemed to be required in the state, whereas there were only 85, a shortfall …

UP Govt To Open More Than 5,000 Health And Wellness Centres To Cater To Medical Needs of Rural Population
3 years, 1 month ago

UP Govt To Open More Than 5,000 Health And Wellness Centres To Cater To Medical Needs of Rural Population

News 18  

In an attempt to provide comprehensive primary health care services to the communities closer to their homes, over 5,000 health and wellness centres will be up in Uttar Pradesh, primarily to cater to the rural populace. The state government led by Yogi Adityanath in the span of the last four and a half years has worked in a planned and …

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