Medininagar, June 29 (IANS) Shocking details have emerged after five members of a family died in ten days in Palamu, Jharkhand, following consumption of ash on the advice of an occultist.According to the Health Department, instead of seeking proper medical treatment during illness, the family relied on faith healing. They were reportedly consuming ash on the advice of a local occult practitioner (ojha).Doctors suspect this may have led to a steady deterioration in their condition. However, the e…
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Gandhinagar, June 28 (IANS) A pilot digital platform aimed at integrating health, nutrition and education data from pregnancy through to adolescence has been launched in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, in a move the government says is intended to strengthen monitoring of maternal and child welfare outcomes through a single unified system.The initiative, named the PM-Family Care Tracker (PM-FCT), has been developed under the supervision of Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit …
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) In a fresh crackdown against corruption, the Delhi government’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) on Sunday arrested two former Health department officials in a case related to alleged large-scale irregularities in procurement of medicines, surgical consumables and medical equipment. The ACB arrested Vatsala Aggarwal, the then Director General Health Services (DGHS), and Neeraj Chopra, Deputy Controller of Accounts (DCA) of DGHS’ Central Procurement Agency (CPA), in an FIR, …
Gandhinagar, June 28 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched the pilot phase of the PM Family Care Tracker (PM-FCT) and Health Passports in Gujarat, marking the rollout of an integrated digital platform designed to track the health, nutrition and education of children from pregnancy until the age of 18 years. The pilot project has been introduced in Gandhinagar and integrates data from the Health Department, Women and Child Development Department and Education Dep…
Gandhinagar, June 28 (IANS) Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday launched Gujarat’s statewide Pulse Polio immunisation campaign from Gandhinagar by administering oral polio vaccine drops to children, marking the start of a drive that aims to cover more than 83.49 lakh children aged below five years across the state.The campaign, being conducted under the ‘Polio Eradication Programme’, will be implemented through 32,997 polio booths across Gujarat.A total of 65,994 health teams, working under…
Chennai, June 28 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Sunday launched the state’s annual Pulse Polio Immunisation Campaign by administering oral polio vaccine drops to children at the Adi Dravidar Welfare Higher Secondary School in Palavakkam, Chennai, marking the beginning of a massive statewide immunisation drive targeting children below the age of five.The campaign is part of India’s continued efforts to sustain its polio-free status through annual vaccination drives.Polio,…
Patna, June 27 (IANS) The controversy surrounding the removal and resignation of former PMCH Principal Narendra Pratap Singh has intensified, with Bihar Health Minister Nishant Kumar issuing a strong message against negligence and dereliction of duty within the health department. Speaking publicly for the first time after the action against the PMCH principal, the Health Minister stated that the department would maintain a zero-tolerance approach toward negligence, corruption, and indiscipline.H…
Bengaluru, June 27 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Congress government in Karnataka, alleging that despite changes in the Chief Minister and the Health Minister, the condition of the state’s Health Department has remained unchanged due to the government’s “negligence, inefficiency and anti-people governance.” In a statement, Ashoka said the Health Department itself was now “in the ICU” and claimed that as many as 35,19…
Chennai, June 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, C. Joseph Vijay, will inaugurate the State’s annual Pulse Polio Immunisation Campaign on Sunday, reaffirming the government’s commitment to safeguarding children against poliomyelitis and sustaining India’s hard-earned polio-free status.The Chief Minister will launch the campaign at the Adi Dravidar Welfare Higher Secondary School campus in Palavakkam, Chennai, where children below the age of five will receive the oral polio vaccine.The st…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated a money laundering investigation into an alleged health procurement scam involving an estimated Rs 600–650 crore and has sought extensive records from the Delhi Government’s Health Department as part of its ongoing probe, sources said on Thursday.The investigation has been launched under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and is focused on allegations of irregularities in the procurement of …