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Hanoi, March 31 – Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, has recorded 29 cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the year, with no deaths reported, according to the local daily, Tuoi Tre, on Tuesday.The Hanoi Centre for Disease Control reported 17 new infections across 12 communes and wards between March...

Shimla, March 28 A heated debate occurred between the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP in the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on Saturday during a discussion on a cut motion related to the health department.Leader of the Opposition Jairam Thakur raised several questions regarding the state...

Patna, March 26 – In its ongoing crackdown on corruption, the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) carried out a major operation in Nalanda, the district where Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resides, on Thursday, leading to the arrest of a Health Department official.The operation took place in...

Hyderabad, March 26 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said on Thursday that the completion of multispecialty hospitals in Warangal and the state capital will add 10,000 beds to the state's public health system.Speaking during the Question Hour in the assembly, Reddy also said the health...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 25 The Kerala SHRC on Wednesday called for a high-level probe into the recent fire incident at the surgical ICU unit in the government medical college hospital here and the alleged deaths of five patients who were shifted from the unit following the blaze.Registering...

Aizawl, March 24 Mizoram recorded 145 deaths due to tuberculosis and 2,275 new tuberculosis cases over the past year, according to data released by the state Health Department on Tuesday.Of the 2,275 people diagnosed with tuberculosis last year, 1,364 were males and 911 were females, the data...

Hamirpur, March 24 Deputy Commissioner of Hamirpur, Gandharva Rathore, launched a 100-day tuberculosis (TB) screening drive in the district on World TB Day on Tuesday.Speaking on the occasion, Rathore said that under the 'TB-Free Hamirpur' campaign, health department teams will screen...

Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh), March 23 – The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination drive is gaining momentum in Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, as adolescent girls aged between 9 to 14 years are receiving vaccines at schools and health centers as part of a nationwide initiative launched by Prime...

Mumbai, March 23 – Maharashtra Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Prakash Abitkar told the Legislative Assembly on Monday that an inquiry will be conducted and action will be taken against hospitals empanelled under the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana (MJPJAY) and the Ayushman...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 – The deaths of five patients following a fire at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital have sparked a major controversy, with the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V. D. Satheesan, demanding an immediate and transparent investigation on...

Shillong, March 20 – In a significant public health and education milestone, Meghalaya has become the first state in India where 86 per cent of schools have been certified as Tobacco-Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI), the highest percentage recorded nationwide, officials said on Friday.A...

Shimla, March 19 The issue of doctor recruitment led to a heated exchange between Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Thursday.While Sukhu stated that the state currently has more medical colleges than needed, and...

Mumbai, March 16: Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant told the State Legislative Council during Question Hour that a task force will be established to take action against unauthorized and unregistered nursing homes operating in the state.The issue was raised through a question by member Chitra...

Mumbai, March 16 A committee headed by senior officials from the Urban Development and Health departments will review hospitals and nursing homes in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, and will take action against unauthorized establishments, the legislative council was told on Monday.In a...

Lucknow, March 16 Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak expressed his dissatisfaction over poor sanitation and alleged negligence during an inspection of the community health centre (CHC) in Chinhat here, officials said.According to an official statement, Pathak found several...

New Delhi, March 16 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his distress over the loss of lives in the tragic hospital fire in Cuttack, Odisha, on Monday, and announced an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the families of the deceased.The incident...

New Delhi, March 16. President of India, Droupadi Murmu, on Monday expressed deep distress over the loss of lives in a tragic fire incident at a hospital in Cuttack, Odisha, and extended her heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families.The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday when...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 – In a tragic incident, at least 10 patients died and several others sustained serious burn injuries after a major fire broke out in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the trauma care center at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, Odisha, in the early hours of Monday...

Chandigarh, March 15 Approximately 35% of all village councils in Haryana were found eligible for TB-free certification by 2025 after verification, Sumita Misra, Additional Chief Secretary of the health department, said on Sunday.According to Misra, the state has made significant progress...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Sunday that the state government has issued an order approving the implementation of Universal Health Coverage to ensure health protection for all sections of society.In a Facebook post, the minister said the scheme was...