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People might revolt against the system if corruption continues unabated, cautions Upalokayukta
3 weeks ago

People might revolt against the system if corruption continues unabated, cautions Upalokayukta

The Hindu  

Karnataka Upalokayukta B Veerappa on Monday, said corruption was more dangerous than cancer and cautioned officials that people might revolt against the system if it continued unabated. Government officials get handsome salaries and there was no need to indulge in corruption, he said in his introductory remarks during the two-day public grievances hearing programme organised at the Netravathi Auditorium on …

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‘They are busy selling liquor’: Mandaviya slams AAP over Ayushman Bharat scheme non-implementation in Delhi
3 weeks ago

‘They are busy selling liquor’: Mandaviya slams AAP over Ayushman Bharat scheme non-implementation in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday attacked the Aam Aadmi Party government, accusing them of ‘selling liquor’ instead of prioritising the health of Delhi's residents. During a press conference, Mansukh Mandaviya discussed the importance of the central government's Ayushman Bharat and Ayushman Vaya Vandana schemes, saying that they should benefit the people of Delhi. Central government schemes like Ayushman Bharat …

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Specialist vacancies in TN government hospitals unfilled since 2013
4 weeks ago

Specialist vacancies in TN government hospitals unfilled since 2013

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Doctors have urged the health department to recruit specialists through the Medical Services Recruitment Board to fill specialist vacancies in government hospitals, particularly taluk, non-taluk, and district headquarters hospitals. Tamil Nadu Resident Doctors Association general secretary Dr M Keerthy Varman, who has a DM in cardiology, said he is among those who have applied and is waiting for the …

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Hospital beds, specialists: Why health takes centre stage in Maharashtra's poll promises
1 month ago

Hospital beds, specialists: Why health takes centre stage in Maharashtra's poll promises

India Today  

Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024 has a flood of poll promises in the field of healthcare. The National Profile 2023 shows that Maharashtra has the lowest number of government hospitals in terms of per capita population and the number of beds for every lakh population in the state is almost equal to that in Bihar. While Himachal Pradesh has 222 beds …

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Day after attack, doctor says he’s doing well; stir continues
1 month, 1 week ago

Day after attack, doctor says he’s doing well; stir continues

Hindustan Times  

Chennai: The government doctor in Chennai, who was stabbed multiple times by his patient’s son on Wednesday, said from the ICU on Thursday that he was stable even as doctors working in government hospitals across Tamil Nadu boycotted their duty in protest against the brutal attack and demanded more security. Doctors during a strike against the recent stabbing of Dr. …

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Overworked, Underpaid & On Edge — India’s Resident Doctors Battling A Silent Crisis. Is Anyone Listening?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Overworked, Underpaid & On Edge — India’s Resident Doctors Battling A Silent Crisis. Is Anyone Listening?

ABP News  

Indian resident doctors are the backbone of the public healthcare system, shouldering the enormous responsibility of providing care to millions. Living Conditions: The Struggle For Basic Dignity The living conditions of resident doctors in hospitals are often substandard, reflecting a broader neglect of healthcare workers’ welfare. According to a 2021 survey by the Indian Medical Association, over 66% of resident …

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Govt Slams KTR on Mother, Child Deaths Claims in Gandhi Hospital
3 months ago

Govt Slams KTR on Mother, Child Deaths Claims in Gandhi Hospital

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Health minister Damodar Rajanarasimha on Wednesday slammed the BRS and its leader K.T. Till 2023, we had the best IMR and MMR in Telangana since Independence.” In his statement, the health minister said there was absolutely no truth in Rama Rao’s allegations that child and mother deaths had risen in the hospital after the Congress came to power. Rajanarasimha …

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SC raps Bengal govt on ‘disturbing’ CBI report
3 months ago

SC raps Bengal govt on ‘disturbing’ CBI report

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed strong disapproval of West Bengal’s handling of the initial investigation into the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital last month, stating it was “disturbed” by lacunae found in the probe that it said raised questions of evidence tampering and police complicity. “Disturbed” over investigation The top court, …

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A way out: On the government and doctor-led protests in West Bengal
3 months ago

A way out: On the government and doctor-led protests in West Bengal

The Hindu  

After five attempts, the Mamata Banerjee government finally managed to hold talks with protesting junior doctors on September 16, 2024. Though senior doctors, nurses and attendants have pitched in with extra hours to help government hospitals, the strain is showing, and there is a clamour for junior doctors to call off the strike. There is an acute trust deficit between …

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Centre approves 25% increase in security at all central government hospitals
4 months ago

Centre approves 25% increase in security at all central government hospitals

Hindustan Times  

Amid protests by resident doctors calling for a central law following the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital, the health ministry has approved a 25 percent increase in security at all central government hospitals. Doctors display a poster during a protest over the RG Kar Medical College incident, at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi …

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LG's office ignoring acute shortage of doctors in Delhi govt hospitals: Saurabh Bharadwaj
4 months, 2 weeks ago

LG's office ignoring acute shortage of doctors in Delhi govt hospitals: Saurabh Bharadwaj

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday accused Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena's office of "spreading falsehood" and ignoring the acute shortage of medical personnel in the government hospitals of the capital. LG's office ignoring acute shortage of doctors in Delhi govt hospitals: Saurabh Bharadwaj In a strongly-worded response to the allegation, Raj Niwas officials said 10 years …

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Patients urge for more dialysis machines in Telangana government hospitals
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Patients urge for more dialysis machines in Telangana government hospitals

New Indian Express  

KHAMMAM: With the growing number of dialysis patients in the erstwhile Khammam district, there seems to be an urgent need to increase the number of dialysis machines and beds in all government hospitals. We have submitted a proposal to increase the number of machines and beds in hospitals with higher patient numbers.” One of the dialysis patients, N Ramakrishna, said: …

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Doctors who get educated at the expense of the poor cannot shy away from serving them: Madras High Court
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Doctors who get educated at the expense of the poor cannot shy away from serving them: Madras High Court

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court has come down heavily upon the trend of students securing admission in postgraduate medical courses in government colleges by readily signing bonds to serve in public hospitals for two years after their studies, but subsequently making an attempt to wriggle out of this obligation. Dismissing writ petitions filed by two doctors against their bond period, he …

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City gynaecologist proposes overhaul of termination of pregnancy act
7 months, 3 weeks ago

City gynaecologist proposes overhaul of termination of pregnancy act

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In order to improve the implementation of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 2021, city-based gynaecologist Dr Nikhil Datar has submitted crucial suggestions to the Bombay high court on Friday. HC on April 25 allowed Dr Datar’s patient, a 37-year-old Thane resident to terminate a 27-week pregnancy at a private hospital due to foetal abnormalities, setting a unique precedent. …

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Courage under fire: The many hurdles Kerala’s foreign medical graduates must jump over
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Courage under fire: The many hurdles Kerala’s foreign medical graduates must jump over

The Hindu  

K continues to be haunted by the night of February 24, 2022. As per the guidelines for registration of foreign medical graduates by the NMC, State medical councils can grant provisional registration for a 12-month internship after they clear the FMGE and other conditions stipulated by the council, including submission of documents related to their qualifying examinations Navigating obstacles Besides …

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‘Just 6 CT scan machines in Delhi hospitals for 3 crore people’: High Court
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Just 6 CT scan machines in Delhi hospitals for 3 crore people’: High Court

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Monday expressed its anguish after learning that there are only six CT scan machines in city government hospitals for catering to three crore people. Stressing the need to ramp up infrastructure and fill vacancies in the health sector, the high court pointed out that people are losing lives as they are not being attended …

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CBI to probe AAP’s flagship healthcare project ’Mohalla Clinics’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

CBI to probe AAP’s flagship healthcare project ’Mohalla Clinics’

Live Mint  

Crises loom over the Aam Aadmi Party ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election. On Thursday, Delhi's Lt Governor V K Saxena, who is also a close aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recommended a CBI probe into alleged fake lab tests and 'ghost patients' at mohalla clinics in the national capital. According to statement form LG's office, "grave" fraudulent …

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Bihar District Magistrate gets his wife deliver the baby at government hospital
1 year ago

Bihar District Magistrate gets his wife deliver the baby at government hospital

The Hindu  

It is very common to see bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen or the rich people always ensure that their babies are delivered at private hospitals. However, Kaimur District Magistrate Sawan Kumar has set an example by getting his wife delivering the baby at a government hospital with an aim to give a message that government hospitals are also on par with the …

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Crackdown Against Unnecessary Caesarean Operations in Hospitals
1 year ago

Crackdown Against Unnecessary Caesarean Operations in Hospitals

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: Motherhood is cherished, and married women eagerly wait for the birth of their offspring. Government hospitals in Kurnool and Adoni have reported higher rates of caesarean deliveries. In government hospitals, there were 19,400 normal and 7,000 caesarean deliveries last year, compared to around 7,000 normal and 4,200 caesarean deliveries this year. Last year, out of the total 27,000 caesarean …

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State’s budgetary allocation for public health on the decline in last three years
1 year, 2 months ago

State’s budgetary allocation for public health on the decline in last three years

Hindustan Times  

While chief minister Eknath Shinde is talking about doubling the expenditure on public health, an analysis of the last three budgets has revealed that the allocation has been on a downward spiral - from 5.09% in 2021-22 to 4.01% in the current financial year. As per a presentation made at the meeting, the government spending on health infrastructure has gone …

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State launches ‘Vision 2035’ to overhaul public health system
1 year, 2 months ago

State launches ‘Vision 2035’ to overhaul public health system

Hindustan Times  

25 new hospitals in districts, collectors to work as CEOs to procure medical supply, 19,695 vacancies to be filled soon HT Image The fractured state of Maharashtra’s public health system came to the fore after 38 patients died in 72 hours at Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital, in Nanded, last week. In this backdrop and following a …

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Maharashtra: Surging deaths in government hospitals raise concern
1 year, 2 months ago

Maharashtra: Surging deaths in government hospitals raise concern

Op India  

On Tuesday, October 3rd, the tragic death toll at Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital in Nanded in Maharashtra surged to 35, marking an alarming increase from the previous day’s count of 24 casualties. In the Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital, located in Nanded, Marathwada region, a total of 24 fatalities were recorded within a …

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ICUs in 40 Punjab government hospitals soon: Delhi CM Kejriwal
1 year, 2 months ago

ICUs in 40 Punjab government hospitals soon: Delhi CM Kejriwal

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday launched an intensive care unit and other facilities at Mata Kaushalya Hospital here. Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann holds a newborn child in the presence of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal during the inauguration of a new district-level special ward at the Mata Kaushalya Hospital, in Patiala on …

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KCR Must Visit All Govt Hospitals Before Making Tall Claims: Arvind
1 year, 3 months ago

KCR Must Visit All Govt Hospitals Before Making Tall Claims: Arvind

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The BJP on Friday demanded that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao visit government hospitals to check for himself the state of affairs, and take stock of medical, para-medical and support staff vacancies there. Addressing a press conference, BJP Nizamabad MP Arvind Dharmapuri said, “Government hospitals have rats and dogs running around, patients suffer from rat bites, Osmania General Hospital …

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