Nairobi, Mar 15 : Doctors in Kenya began a nationwide strike Thursday, accusing the government of failing to address their grievances, including calls for promotions and the posting of more than 4,000 medical interns. The strike has paralyzed medical services in hospitals across the East African nation as patients were left unattended. Areas affected by...
CS Dulloo appointed as Chairman Srinagar, Mar 13: Jammu and Kashmir government has constituted a high level selection committee led by Chief Secretary for the post of Director Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura. As per the order issued by the Health and Medical Education Department, a copy of which lies with the news...
Stress regular eye screening, caution against self-medication Srinagar, Mar 13: Glaucoma, often termed the “silent thief of vision”, is one of the primary causes of irreversible blindness, and there is a critical need for regular eye screening, according to doctors. Dr Shugufta, Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at GMC Srinagar, speaking with the...
Srinagar, Mar 12: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday assigned the charge of Director SKIMS Soura to Dr Syed Abdi Rashid Shah in addition to his own duties. According to an order, a copy of which lies with the news agency, the appointment has been made in view of the retirement of Dr Parvez...
Rio De Janeiro, Mar 12: Brazil has registered 391 confirmed deaths from dengue so far this year with another 854 deaths under investigation, the Health Ministry said on Monday. A total of 1,583,183 suspected cases of dengue have been reported nationwide, including 12,652 severe cases, the ministry said in its daily report. The incidence rate...
Attendants, doctors demand regional cancer centre at hospital Srinagar, Mar 08: Amid the rise in cancer cases, hundreds of patients from South Kashmir in need of radiotherapy and other treatment facilities are suffering due to the absence of radiotherapy facilities at Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag. Officials on condition of anonymity told the news agency,...
Itanagar, Mar 7 : Six-time champions Services advanced to the final of the 77th NFC for the Santosh Trophy on Thursday at the Golden Jubilee Stadium here. Reduced to 10 men in the 88th minute, Services ended Mizoram’s fine run in the tournament with a 2-1 victory in the day’s first semi-final, courtesy goals from...
Jammu, Mar 6 : In a first of its kind, the Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu has successfully started genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations on cutting-edge Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology at Government Medical College. As per officials, as a capacity building in genetic sequencing and to provide...
Srinagar, Mar 05: A clinic run by an alleged fake doctor has been seized in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday. An official told the news agency, the premises along with the chemist shop were seized after a self-styled doctor was seen treating patients in a video that went viral on social media. He said...
Anantnag: Orientation Programme to generate consumer awareness on price monitoring and availability of pharmaceutical drugs was organized in District Anantnag by Price Monitoring & Resource Unit, (PMRU) J&K in collaboration with Drug control organization Anantnag & Kulgam. The objective of the Programme was to highlight the importance of Affordability, Accessibility and Availability of safe, quality...
Aware Pharmacist, ensuring availability of medicines at affordable prices. Sameer Ahmad Anantnag: Drug controller Authority in collaboration with Price Monitoring and Resource Unit (PMRU) here in Anantnag today organised day-long workshop with pharmacist /stakeholders for price regulation in Anantnag. The objective of the programme was to create general awareness about fixation of ceiling Prices under...
Chennai, Mar 3: A total of 57 lakh children in the age group of 0-5 years will administered polio drops as part of the Pulse Polio Immunisation campaign in Tamil Nadu which began on Sunday, in a bid tom make the eradicate Poliomyelitis from the earth and also from the State. The State remained...
Doctors thank LG, Secy Health, say this will boost their morale, improve patient care Srinagar, Mar 02 : In a commendable development, the Health and Medical Education Department has reverted junior doctors holding higher posts to their original positions. According to details obtained by the news agency, over the past month, several junior doctors who...
Srinagar, Mar 02: A total of 80 percent of the eligible population have been covered under Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) scheme across Kashmir, figures revealed. As per the data accessed by the news agency, a total of 54,44,409 persons have been declared as eligible for the schemes in Kashmir. Till February, as...
Locals demand hospital completion by year-end, officials assure swift progress Srinagar, Mar 01: Two highly-anticipated All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) projects were approved simultaneously for Jammu and Kashmir in 2019. While the operations at AIIMS Jammu have started following its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month, the AIIMS project in Awantipora...
Tirumala, Mar 1: The pulse polio immunization drive to administer the polio vaccine to children below the age of five will be held here on March 3. The program will commence in front of the Tirumala temple at 6 a.m. on March 3 and conclude at 6 p.m.. The pulse polio drops administration centers...