BALASORE: The Balasore district administration has decided to install biometric devices in all government-run health centres to monitor attendance of staffs and doctors. Balasore collector Suryawanshi Mayur Vikas assured that the installation of biometric devices would address the issue of staff absence. MP Sarangi highlighted that patients seeking care at government hospitals often face neglect due to the absence of …
A day after an Anti-Corruption Branch investigation showed that the devastating fire at the Vivek Vihar neo-natal hospital could have been averted, the focus has now shifted on findings of the report that has pointed out official apathy and alleged collusion between owners of nursing homes and officials from the health department and the directorate general of health services. According …