Jaipur, July 17 (IANS) Amid reports of new mothers dying in different cities of the state allegedly after cesarean section surgeries, the Rajasthan Health Department has reviewed the records of 1,06,264 pregnant women and conducted case-wise assessments of 15,504 high-risk pregnancies during the first two days of its five-day Special Intensive Screening Campaign aimed at strengthening maternal healthcare services across the state. Launched on Thursday under the direction of State Medical and Hea…
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Jaipur, July 13 (IANS) Rajasthan Medical and Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar said that the state government is deeply concerned and sensitive about maternal deaths and is committed to strengthening maternal healthcare across Rajasthan. He stated that the recent maternal deaths reported from Kota, Bikaner, Bhilwara and Banswara were associated with high-risk conditions such as anaemia, hypertension, Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH), nutritional deficiencies and other complications. Most of the…
Jaipur, July 11 (IANS) The Rajasthan government has taken the recent eight maternal deaths (six in Bhilwara and two in Banswara) with utmost seriousness and has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the incidents, officials said on Saturday. State Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar said that specialist officers from the Directorate of Medical and Health Services have been deputed to both districts to ascertain the actual causes of the deaths through a scientific and fact-based inquiry. …
Jaipur, June 23 (IANS) What should have been a moment of joy for several families in Rajasthan has turned into a prolonged medical crisis, as mothers who survived childbirth are now battling life-threatening complications — raising serious questions about the quality of medicines used in government hospitals.The latest cases from Jodhpur have revived concerns sparked earlier in Kota and Bikaner. Eight women who underwent caesarean sections at Paota District Hospital in Jodhpur developed severe …
Jaipur, June 19 (IANS) After five women succumbed to sufferings due to cesarean section (C-section) challenges and other surgeries in Rajasthan’s Kota, the first death has been reported due to post delivery challenges among new mothers at the Prince Bijay Singh Memorial (PBM) Hospital in Bikaner. A 20-year-old woman from Suratgarh, identified as Preeti, died on Friday after battling multiple organ failure following complications that reportedly began after her delivery.Preeti had been admitted t…
Jaipur, June 6 (IANS) Rajasthan Medical Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar’s son, Dhananjay Singh, has allegedly received death threats from an unidentified person through a phone call and social media messages, police said on Saturday. Taking the matter seriously, the Khimsar Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation.According to the complaint filed by Dhananjay Singh, the incident occurred on the morning of Friday while he was at his office, Atal Bhavan, located within Khimsar …
Jaipur, May 19 (IANS) Rajasthan has achieved a significant global milestone in tobacco control. The Department of Medical and Health, Government of Rajasthan, has been conferred with a prestigious international honour under the World Health Organization’s World No Tobacco Day Awards 2026 for its exemplary work in implementing tobacco control initiatives across the state.The award has been presented by the World Health Organization in recognition of Rajasthan’s remarkable achievements in toba…
Jaipur, May 14 (IANS) Rajasthan Health and Medical Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar stated that investigations into the Kota maternal health incident are being conducted on three major fronts: examination of medicines administered to patients, inspection of operation theatres and medical equipment for possible infections, and scrutiny of treatment protocols and patient monitoring systems. He informed that laboratory reports on possible contamination of medicines, equipment, and related materials …
Jaipur, May 13 (IANS) Rajasthan Health and Medical Education Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar on Wednesday chaired a high-level review meeting at Swasthya Bhawan in connection with the deaths and deterioration in the health of women during childbirth at New Medical College Hospital, Kota. The minister directed that a comprehensive and thorough investigation be conducted into every aspect of the incident to determine its root causes.Describing the incident as deeply tragic and unfortunate, Khimsar…
Jaipur, May 12 (IANS) Amid reports of deaths of four pregnant women following complications after caesarean surgeries and cases of kidney failure at Kota hospitals, Rajasthan Energy Minister Hiralal Nagar has raised questions over alleged negligence and corruption, targeting his own government and Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar.In a strongly worded letter sent to Khimsar, Nagar alleged that four pregnant women died due to kidney failure at Kota’s hospital and blamed negligence, infecti…