Ahmedabad, May 31 (IANS) Ahmedabad Civil Hospital provided free haemophilia treatment worth more than Rs 17 crore to 669 patients during the 2025-26 financial year, Gujarat Health Minister Praful Pansheriya said, describing the initiative as a reflection of the state government’s commitment to ensuring access to life-saving care for patients suffering from the rare bleeding disorder.Pansheriya said the state government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, has undertaken a ded…
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Ahmedabad/Bhuj, May 29 (IANS) A newborn girl born with a rare and life-threatening congenital defect was successfully treated at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital after doctors performed a complex surgery to restore her breathing, Gujarat health officials said on Friday.The infant was born through normal delivery on May 1 in Naliya town of Kutch district to the family of labourer Anmol Nod.The baby weighed 2 kg at birth and developed severe breathing difficulties immediately after delivery. She was initi…
Ahmedabad, May 15 (IANS) Ahmedabad Civil Hospital has reported a total of 1,032 organs and tissues donated through its organ donation programme over the past six years, officials said on Friday, as it continues to be recognised as a leading centre for cadaveric organ donation in India. In the latest case, a 29-year-old man from Mehsana district, identified as Dharmendra Darbar, who worked as a driver, was declared brain dead at the hospital on May 14 after sustaining severe injuries in a road ac…
Ahmedabad, May 9 (IANS) A breast milk donation programme at Ahmedabad’s Civil Hospital has supported the survival and recovery of 451 newborn babies through the collection of 434 litres of human milk donated by 2,042 mothers, according to hospital officials. The ‘Ma Vatsalya Milk Bank’ at the 1,200-bed Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad has been operating since August 28, 2025, and is designed to provide nutrition for premature and critically ill infants whose mothers are unable to breastfeed….