Articles for Village Health

Sudden hair loss among residents of 3 Maharashtra villages sparks panic
3 days, 14 hours ago

Sudden hair loss among residents of 3 Maharashtra villages sparks panic

India Today  

Panic has gripped three villages in Maharashtra due to a bizarre occurrence - men, women and children are experiencing sudden loss of hair and are going bald. After receiving constant reports of a number of people facing sudden hairfall, officials of the district health department reached Bondgaon, Kalwad and Hingna villages, launched an investigation and examined the patients to ascertain …

Hair Village Sudden
Five-year-old girl dies after consuming mango juice in T.N. village; health officials launch door-to-door checks
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Five-year-old girl dies after consuming mango juice in T.N. village; health officials launch door-to-door checks

The Hindu  

Following the death of a five-year-old girl at Kanika Iluppai village near Cheyyar town in Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, allegedly after she consumed mango juice from a local shop on August 10, 2024, health teams are conducting door-to-door inspections in the region to monitor any potential spread of ailments. The girl, R. Kavyasri, consumed a packet of mango juice that …

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Thalamalai locals in Tamil Nadu travel 22 km for treatment, demand government hospital
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Thalamalai locals in Tamil Nadu travel 22 km for treatment, demand government hospital

New Indian Express  

ERODE: Stating that they have to travel long distances to access health care, people in the Thalamalai panchayat, which comprises 10 hill villages in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, have appealed to the district administration to establish a government hospital in the area. N Mathesh, another villager of Thalamalai, said, “The hill villages including Thalamalai, Kodipuram, Mudhiyanur, Thottapuram, Bejalatti, Mavanantham, Kali …

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Birbhum — a proposed coal mine in West Bengal and the related health hazards
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Birbhum — a proposed coal mine in West Bengal and the related health hazards

The Hindu  

Days before the Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency goes to polls, the villagers around the Deocha Pachami proposed coal mining project got an interesting handbill from the Trinamool Congress leadership. The handbill has amused villagers at Kendrapara village in the Bharkata area that falls under the Deocha Pachami proposed coal mine project. The West Bengal government’s ambitious ₹35,000 crore Deocha Pachami …

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Talking therapy: ASHA workers offer hope in rural Madhya Pradesh
1 year, 8 months ago

Talking therapy: ASHA workers offer hope in rural Madhya Pradesh

The Hindu  

It’s a hot summer afternoon in Begumganj block of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh, a town built up with homes and shops. “Within eleven days, he succumbed to pneumonia,” Ms. Vishwakarma recalls, adding that she was worried because Ms. Rishika was holed up in a small room of the family hut, devoid of fresh air or sun. Ms. Rishika slipped …

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Taking healthcare down to the last family
2 years, 1 month ago

Taking healthcare down to the last family

The Hindu  

The Mobile Medical Unit, led by Dr. S. Ravi, a ‘Family Physician’ of Penamaluru Primary Health Centre, arrived at Yanamalakuduru Village on Wednesday. Through the programme, the doctors working as Family Physicians or Medical Officers at the Primary Health Centers would closely monitor the health of the villagers of each Village Secretariat, maintain their health records, conduct periodic health checkups …

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Andhra Pradesh\'s health reforms package costs Rs 16,225 crore
2 years, 3 months ago

Andhra Pradesh\'s health reforms package costs Rs 16,225 crore

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Jagan Reddy said in the state assembly on Tuesday that the government is spending Rs 16,225 crore through the Nadu-Nedu on medical and health reforms, so as to provide best services to the public. He said the government was also spending Rs 12,268 crore for the establishment of 17 new medical colleges. Jagan said, “YSR Village Clinics …

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Plan to identify cancer in early stage: Minister Vidadala Rajani
2 years, 4 months ago

Plan to identify cancer in early stage: Minister Vidadala Rajani

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Minister for health Vidadala Rajani said the state government was coming up with an action plan to help the people identify the cancer in its first stage itself by bringing about awareness to them through village and ward clinics. Speaking on the occasion, she said they were providing training to the village level health personnel to take up screening …

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Rajasthan: 7 children die of 'mysterious illness' in Sirohi village, health minister responds
2 years, 8 months ago

Rajasthan: 7 children die of 'mysterious illness' in Sirohi village, health minister responds

India Today  

Seven children died of a ‘mysterious illness’ after consuming locally made drinks in Rajasthan’s Sirohi village on Thursday. On asking the families of the children, medical officials learned that the children had consumed packaged iced drinks sold by local vendors in plastic pipes the previous night. HEALTH MINISTER RESPONDS Responding to the incident, Rajasthan Health Minister Prasadi Lal Meena said …

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In rural Odisha, videos fight food taboos for pregnant women
3 years, 2 months ago

In rural Odisha, videos fight food taboos for pregnant women

Live Mint  

One afternoon in August, walking through green fields and a fine drizzle, nine women from Odisha’s Barhatipura village arrived at an anganwadi, a rural child care centre, its walls adorned with bright murals of birds, bees, flowers and wild animals. Jhuni Giri, a woman in her late 20s, says they usually ate vegetables grown in backyards, which ensured a wholesome …

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Cult Leader's Influence Affecting Vaccination Drive in Meghalaya: Officials
3 years, 6 months ago

Cult Leader's Influence Affecting Vaccination Drive in Meghalaya: Officials

News 18  

A cult leader in Meghalaya, who had earlier convinced his followers to reject government schemes for the poor, has come in the way of the COVID-19 vaccination drive with his followers rejecting the need for taking Covid jabs, senior district officials said. There are reports of low Covid vaccination in remote villages of Khasi Jaintia Hills region, comprising seven districts, …

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Village panels in AP to curb COVID spread in villages
3 years, 7 months ago

Village panels in AP to curb COVID spread in villages

Deccan Chronicle  

KADAPA: District collector Chevuru Harikiran said on Friday that Village level Covid19 management committees are being set up based on the guidelines of the central and state governments for corona control in the rural areas. In addition to strengthening and maintaining surveillance, screening, isolation and referral systems in rural areas, steps are being taken to further strengthen the basic health …

Covid Village Home Isolation
Coronavirus: Kerala’s Aythala presses the panic button
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Kerala’s Aythala presses the panic button

The Hindu  

Panic struck the small village of Aythala in Ranni on Sunday, with the Health authorities confirming COVID-19 infection in five persons who were admitted to the isolation ward at the General Hospital two days ago. Sheeja, confirming COVID-19 infection in three persons who had recently reached their home in Aythala and two of their relatives in the neighbourhood. Teams of …

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Karthi celebrates Pongal in village style
4 years, 11 months ago

Karthi celebrates Pongal in village style

Deccan Chronicle  

Actor Karthi, who portrayed a farmer in Kadaikutty Singam, has been helping agriculturalists ever since he acted in the film. Karthi, Ranjani and the couple's daughter Umayal carried the traditional Mulaipari pots and went in procession from the village temple to the river, where the pots were deposited as per tradition. Later, Karthi participated in an event in Goundampalayam in …

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8,000-year-old intestinal parasite reveals toilet habits of early human settlers
5 years, 7 months ago

8,000-year-old intestinal parasite reveals toilet habits of early human settlers

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have unearthed the world’s oldest case of the intestinal parasite …

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Nellore: Man kills mother in a fit of anger
5 years, 10 months ago

Nellore: Man kills mother in a fit of anger

Deccan Chronicle  

Nellore: In a bizarre mishap, a woman died on the spot when her son allegedly hit her with a stick in a fit of anger, following a heated argument at Mittatmakur Village in Gudur rural mandal, late on Sunday night. According to Gudur Rural Circle Inspector Vamsidhar, the deceased Velugu Venkatamma was the wife of Velugu Peda Chanchaiah and they …

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