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5 days, 20 hours ago

Why thousands of Gujarat health workers are protesting, invoking Covid

On March 25, the Gujarat administration, in a shocking decision, sacked some 400 healthcare workers from among the thousands who have been protesting and striking work for the past nine days in Gandhinagar over various demands. Healthcare workers from around the state have been on an indefinite agitation, demanding pay grade revisions, inclusion of their services in technical cadres and …

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6 days, 5 hours ago

Steep stairs remain dangerous for pregnant women at Y. Othakadai PHC

The Hindu

The Primary Health Centre in Y. Othakadai area in Madurai district, which is catering to the health needs of 45,000 people in Othakadai and nearby areas, is operating with an unsafe infrastructure to pregnant women who often visit the hospital for Antenatal Care. The steep steps of staircase in the hospital which the pregnant women should climb during their weekly …

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2 weeks ago

One year after its construction, Vanduvancheri PHC is yet to be inaugurated

The Hindu

Residents of Vanduvancheri and neighbouring panchayats in Vedaranyam taluk have been eagerly awaiting the inauguration of a newly constructed Primary Health Centre, intended to ease the burden on the Vaimedu PHC. Meanwhile, the Thulasiyapattinam Health and Wellness Centre, which is supposed to serve the region, lacks a dedicated building and is in a dilapidated state.” Official sources said the PHC …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Pregnant woman’s death in Thoothukudi sparks controversy over medical negligence allegations

The Hindu

The death of a pregnant woman during labour after being referred from Pudukottai Primary Healthcare Centre to Thoothukudi Government Medical College and Hospital on Saturday has sparked protests. After nearly three hours of efforts, she was referred to Thoothukudi Government Medical College Hospital for further treatment due to lack of cervical dilation. As a result, an ambulance was immediately called …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Silent suffering in the hinterland

The Hindu

At first glance, Durga is a happy young woman. NGO Vasavya Mahila Mandali’s survey, conducted in association with ‘The Live Love Laugh Foundation’ in several villages of Ibrahimpatnam mandal as part of a pilot project titled ‘Santwana’ or Community Mental Health Programme, found that over 440 people in 15 villages were suffering from mental disorders—women constituted approximately 70% of them, …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

In a first in Telangana, Komatireddy inaugurates Glaucoma centre at a PHC

The Hindu

Roads, Buildings and Cinematography Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy inaugurated a glaucoma centre at the Kanagal PHC of Nalgonda district on Wednesday and said similar centres would be opened in the district soon. The Minister said that this facility was being opened in a PHC for the first time in Telangana and this pilot project would be repeated across the State. …

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1 month ago

Nurse dies at Manalmedu PHC; family, political parties demand probe

The Hindu

A 30-year-old nurse died while on duty at the Manalmedu Primary Health Centre near Mayiladuthurai, triggering protests from her family members. On Wednesday night, she reported for duty at the PHC and had dinner brought from home around 8.30 p.m. Around 9 p.m., she reportedly collapsed at the health centre. Her family members have demanded an investigation into the circumstances …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Nandivaram becomes first PHC in the State to start dialysis centre

The Hindu

The upgraded Primary Health Centre in Nandivaram became the first PHC in the State to start a dialysis centre. In India, dialysis centres usually function in taluk government hospitals, government headquarters hospitals, government medical college hospitals, and multi speciality hospitals. The Minister said ₹1 crore has been spent by more than 10 entities including the district administration for installing generators, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

SHRC recommends ₹5 lakh compensation for death of woman during delivery

The Hindu

The State Human Rights Commission on Thursday recommended that the State government pay a compensation of ₹5 lakh to the husband of a woman who died after giving birth to a male child at primary health centre in Mambakkam in August 2019. The SHRC had taken suo motu cognisance of a report that month, which cited a complaint from the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Nine-year-old snakebite victim died due to negligence, say kin, stage protest

New Indian Express

TENKASI: After a 9-year-old girl died of suspected snakebite on Saturday, her relatives laid siege to the primary health centre in Thenmalai near Sivagiri on Tuesday, alleging that the PHC nurse refused to treat the child and that no doctor was available at the facility. Though the body of the child, Suba Karthika, was laid to rest, some health staff …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Master plan for upgrading Govt. Wenlock Hospital as regional hospital will be prepared, says Dinesh Gundu Rao

The Hindu

The Department of Health and Family Welfare will send a team from Bengaluru to prepare a master plan for upgrading Government Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru as a regional hospital, said Dinesh Gundu Rao, Minister in charge of Dakshina Kannada and Health and Family Welfare. Mr. Rao said he will hold a meeting with legislators on February 17 to discuss about …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC) in Jeppu, which resumed its operation from its renovated building since its inauguration on Sunday, February 9, was ordered to be closed on Thursday as District

The Hindu

The Urban Primary Health Centre in Jeppu, which resumed its operation from its renovated building since its inauguration on Sunday, February 9, was ordered to be closed on Thursday as District in charge Minister and Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao was not invited for the inauguration. Mayor Mr. Kumar said he had informed Deputy Commissioner Mr. Muhilan and Mangaluru City …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mayor inaugurates Jeppu enclave developed by Mangaluru Smart City Ltd

The Hindu

Mayor Manoj Kumar inaugurated an enclave comprising a primary health centre, a veterinary hospital, eight flats for Mangaluru City Corporation staff, a bus bay and a walking path at Jeppu in Mangaluru on Sunday. Mangaluru Smart City Ltd. has developed them under the smart city mission at a cost of ₹5.85 crore. Speaking on the occasion, Mangaladevi ward councillor and …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Health funding will be tied to quality of hospitals, Centre tells states

Live Mint

New Delhi: The Centre has made the National Health Mission’s funding for states and Union territories conditional on their government facilities getting the necessary quality certification. The Union health ministry had highlighted and pushed for prioritizing National Quality Assurance Standards certification at the regional conferences it convened last year at Shillong, Srinagar, and Vijayawada, among other places. Only 22,787 out …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fishermen demand community hall in tsunami-hit Keechankuppam

The Hindu

Fishermen in Keechankuppam, situated in Ward 36 of Nagapattinam Municipality, have urged the government to construct a community hall in the tsunami rehabilitation settlement of Vyasarnagar. Keechankuppam, one of the worst-hit villages in the 2004 tsunami, lacks a proper community hall. Mr. Nattar pointed out that residents must travel to Orathur Government Hospital or the town’s PHC, made harder by …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Healthcare experts hail Budget 2025’s push for daycare cancer centers, drug cost relief

Firstpost

Healthcare experts lauded the announcement by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to setting up daycare cancer centres, terming the step a paradigm shift in cancer treatment for rural patients. Dr. D S Rana, Chairman of the Trust Board, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital highlighted the importance of broadband connectivity at the primary healthcare level, calling it “an excellent step in providing treatment …

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2 months ago

CM Stalin conducts inspection at Olakkur PHC

New Indian Express

VILLUPURAM: Chief Minister MK Stalin conducted a surprise inspection at the government primary health centre at Olakkur while en route to a government event on Monday. Stalin interacted with the medical staff, emphasising the importance of timely delivery of financial aid under Dr Muthulakshmi Maternity Assistance Scheme and the provision of nutritional supplements to pregnant women. Highlighting the need for …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Women says absence of doctor, negligence by nurses at PHC caused husband’s death

The Hindu

A video clipping of a crying woman shouting and cursing the staff and the doctors of R.S. But as the doctors were not present there at around 5 p.m., the nurses on duty denied treatment to Pandidurai and asked the relatives of Pandidurai to take him to another hospital. Ms. Manjula Devi and her relatives, blaming the nurses at the …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

China’s HMPV outbreak: Viral video shows crowded hospitals, patients on IV drips, but here’s the truth

Live Mint

China is making headlines again for yet another virus, this time human metapneumovirus, which sparked global fears. These videos in wide circulation have raised concerns worldwide, but it is important to note that the overcrowding in hospitals is not due to the severity of the disease but due to major structural problems in the healthcare system of the country. Let's …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Union Minister Enquires About Med Services at PHC

Deccan Chronicle

Kurnool: Union minister for science, technology, and earth sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh Rana, who is on a three-day tour of the district, visited the Ayushman health centre housed in a PHC at Buggalapalle village on Thursday. During the visit, Dr. Singh enquired about the medical services provided at the health centre, details about the on-duty staffers, stock of medicines, and …

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3 months, 1 week ago

MRPL and CAD Foundation donate 64 ECG machines to Primary Health Centres, Namma Clinics in Dakshina Kannada

The Hindu

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited, in collaboration with Cardiology at Doorsteps Foundation Trust, distributed 64 ECG machines to Primary Health Centres and Namma Clinics across Dakshina Kannada district on Wednesday here. Distribution of ECG machines to PHCs was an initiative to enhance primary healthcare services in the district, said a release. We hope this initiative will empower healthcare workers and …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

NGO’s healthcare initiative improves lives of Hyderabad’s slum residents

The Hindu

A recent health impact study undertaken by Hyderabad-based NGO Helping Hand Foundation showed improvements in the health, social and financial well-being of residents in over 100 urban slums in Hyderabad. The study surveyed 4,000 respondents across 12 primary health centres run by HHF, which collectively serve an estimated population of eight to nine lakh. By providing free primary healthcare, the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Cholera cases: Addl. DC visits PHC in Shantinagar

The Hindu

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru P. Shivaraju visited the Primary Health Centre in Shantinagar in Mysuru on Saturday in the wake of complaints of cholera, diarrhoea and vomiting from the residents of the area. Mr. Shivaraju, who is also the officer in-charge of Mysuru taluk, visited the PHC following directions from the State Chief Secretary. Mr. Shivaraju also issued instructions …

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4 months 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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Why thousands of Gujarat health workers are protesting, invoking Covid

Steep stairs remain dangerous for pregnant women at Y. Othakadai PHC

One year after its construction, Vanduvancheri PHC is yet to be inaugurated

Pregnant woman’s death in Thoothukudi sparks controversy over medical negligence allegations

Silent suffering in the hinterland

In a first in Telangana, Komatireddy inaugurates Glaucoma centre at a PHC

Nurse dies at Manalmedu PHC; family, political parties demand probe

Nandivaram becomes first PHC in the State to start dialysis centre

SHRC recommends ₹5 lakh compensation for death of woman during delivery

Nine-year-old snakebite victim died due to negligence, say kin, stage protest

Master plan for upgrading Govt. Wenlock Hospital as regional hospital will be prepared, says Dinesh Gundu Rao

The Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC) in Jeppu, which resumed its operation from its renovated building since its inauguration on Sunday, February 9, was ordered to be closed on Thursday as District

Mayor inaugurates Jeppu enclave developed by Mangaluru Smart City Ltd

Health funding will be tied to quality of hospitals, Centre tells states

Fishermen demand community hall in tsunami-hit Keechankuppam

Healthcare experts hail Budget 2025’s push for daycare cancer centers, drug cost relief

CM Stalin conducts inspection at Olakkur PHC

Women says absence of doctor, negligence by nurses at PHC caused husband’s death

China’s HMPV outbreak: Viral video shows crowded hospitals, patients on IV drips, but here’s the truth

Union Minister Enquires About Med Services at PHC

MRPL and CAD Foundation donate 64 ECG machines to Primary Health Centres, Namma Clinics in Dakshina Kannada

NGO’s healthcare initiative improves lives of Hyderabad’s slum residents

Cholera cases: Addl. DC visits PHC in Shantinagar

Specialist vacancies in TN government hospitals unfilled since 2013