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Panaji, March 14 Goa has transformed its kidney care services into a comprehensive nephrology ecosystem, providing free dialysis and post-transplant medicines across the state, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has said.The state government is working to ensure accessible and affordable...

Kannur (Kerala), March 13 Health Minister Veena George said on Friday that with four healthcare institutions, including three here, receiving NQAS accreditation, the number of government hospitals in the state which have achieved this distinction has increased to 312.In a government statement...

Chandigarh, March 12 Haryana Health Minister Arti Singh Rao said on Thursday that the state government, under the National Health Mission (NHM), has designated 100 health institutions in the state as first referral units (FRUs) to strengthen secondary healthcare services.The initiative aims to...

Kannur (Kerala), March 12 A court here on Thursday granted bail to five KSU activists arrested in a murder attempt case following a protest against Kerala Health Minister Veena George, observing that there was no evidence to show that the accused had used any weapon as alleged.Thalassery...

New Delhi, March 11 The Delhi government plans to introduce two specialized medical training programs at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital and Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital to improve healthcare education and services in the city, an official statement said."Expanding specialized training programs...

Jaipur, March 10 Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagade was admitted to the intensive care unit of Sawai Man Singh Hospital here on Monday.Bagde had been suffering from fever for the past two days, with preliminary medical examination indicating a urinary infection, a hospital official said.He...

Bengaluru, March 10 – The BJP urged the state government on Tuesday to address the concerns raised by doctors in Karnataka, following an announcement by the State Doctors' Association to go on strike starting Thursday. Responding to the concerns, the government said it had invited...

Amaravati, March 4 Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav said on Wednesday that the government is taking steps to operate 10 medical colleges under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model in the next two financial years.Addressing the Assembly, Yadav observed that out of the 17...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 – A closely watched electoral contest is emerging in Peravoor, in Kerala's Kannur district, with the CPI-M deciding to field its star leader K.K. Shailaja against state Congress President Sunny Joseph in the upcoming Assembly elections.The decision, approved by the...

Hyderabad, February 28 Telangana Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha launched a Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination drive on Saturday, which will cover nearly 3.5-4 lakh girls aged 14-15 years across the state over three months.The minister launched the campaign at King Koti Hospital in...

New Delhi, February 28 – Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta attended an HPV vaccination event at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital on Saturday, accompanied by BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, Health Minister Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh, and MLA Sanjay Goyal. She further stated that they aimed to vaccinate 1.6 lakh girl...

Assam launches HPV vaccination campaign in GuwahatiPrime Minister Narendra Modi launched the National HPV Vaccination Campaign in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Under the campaign, 14-year-old girls across the country will be vaccinated against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). The initiative aims to reduce...

New Delhi, February 27 – Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will lead the Left Democratic Front's campaign in the Kerala Assembly elections, CPI(M) general secretary M. A. Baby said on Friday, even as he reiterated that the party has not declared a Chief Ministerial candidate.Speaking after a...

Pathanamthitta (Kerala), February 27 Senior Congress leader V D Satheesan on Friday demanded that the CPI(M) immediately stop the violence allegedly carried out by its workers in connection with the controversy surrounding Health Minister Veena George’s reported injury during a KSU protest at...

Indore, February 24 Six people have been admitted to a hospital after consuming contaminated food in Indore's Bhagirathpura area, which had been the epicenter of a diarrhea outbreak caused by polluted drinking water that claimed 22 lives, officials said.Nearly 60 people had eaten food at a...

Gandhinagar, February 23: Gujarat has 2.73 crore active Ayushman card holders under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana–Mukhyamantri Amrutam Yojana (PMJAY-MA), with Rs 7,235.49 crore sanctioned against 27.55 lakh claims over the past two years, the government told the State Assembly on Monday...

Bhopal, February 19 The opposition Congress created a commotion in the Madhya Pradesh assembly on Thursday over the deaths caused by contaminated water in Indore and demanded the resignation of two state ministers, with the state government admitting in the assembly that the crisis has claimed a...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 17 Activists from the Congress, BJP, and SDPI staged a protest at the Nedumangad district hospital here on Tuesday evening, demanding action over the death of a baby during childbirth, according to police.Police stated that a case under section 194 of the Bharatiya...

Thiruvananthapuram/Kollam, February 17 Two members of a family died near Nilamel in Kollam a day ago in what is suspected to be a case of food poisoning after dining at a restaurant in Vizhinjam, police said on Tuesday.Two other members of the same family are currently receiving treatment...

Patna, February 16 Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey said on Monday that the NDA government has decided to convert all district hospitals in the state into super-specialty facilities in the coming years.Concluding the debate on the proposed health department budget of Rs 21,270.41 crore for...