Bhopal, July 19 (IANS) In a major step towards strengthening healthcare infrastructure, the Council of Ministers has approved Rs 776 crore 13 lakh for the upgradation of 73 health institutions across the state. The move aims to ensure easy, accessible, high-quality health services for citizens, particularly in rural and semi-urban areas. According to the Cabinet decision, 29 sub-health centres will be upgraded into 6-bed primary health centres, while 19 primary health centres will be expanded in…
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New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Indian Council of Medical Research’s flagship i-DRONE initiative demonstrated that drone‑assisted transport of TB sputum samples improved access to diagnostic services for people living in remote and underserved areas in the Yadadri‑Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana, the government said on Thursday.The program enrolled 840 participants and found that the median turnaround time for TB diagnosis decreased from 15 days to 5 days following the introduction of drone-…
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Maharashtra Public Health Minister Prakash Abitkar on Wednesday announced in the Legislative Assembly that the department will send a proposal to the Law and Judiciary Department to officially declare snakebites a “Notified Disease” in the state in order to ensure effective countermeasures against snakebites.Additionally, a joint meeting involving the Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical Corporation, the Forest Department and relevant agencies will be convened to establish regional …
Gandhinagar, July 1 (IANS) Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday launched the statewide ‘Namo Swachhata Abhiyan and Amrutpaan Abhiyan’, announcing a week-long cleanliness drive across all 11,935 government health institutions in Gujarat as part of an effort to improve hospital hygiene, strengthen infection control and promote maternal and child health. The campaign, inaugurated at the Gandhinagar Civil Hospital campus, will run from July 1 to July 7.During the drive, hospitals and health f…
Lucknow, 26 May (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the health and medical education departments on Tuesday and called for the fast-tracking of health services to ensure their timely delivery to common people. The Chief Minister called for strengthening medical colleges, nursing institutions, and super-speciality services through the use of modern technology, better human resources, and effective management.”The objective of medical education is not merely to increase th…
Gandhinagar, May 4 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Monday announced the formation of Jan Arogya Samitis in urban areas and the restructuring of existing Rogi Kalyan Samitis as part of efforts to strengthen primary healthcare delivery and increase public participation under the Ayushman Bharat programme.The move follows the transition of Ayushman Bharat Urban Health Centres into Urban Ayushman Arogya Mandirs, aimed at ensuring citizens receive quality primary healthcare services at their doorste…
Jaipur, March 31 (IANS) Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma undertook special efforts to ensure the release of maximum possible funds to the state under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes, to strengthen health services. Under the 15th Finance Commission, Rajasthan has received a total allocation of approximately Rs 4,300 crore over the last five years. Notably, about Rs 2,700 crore of this amount was released in just the last four months, a direct result of the Chief Minister’s persistent eff…
Bengaluru, March 17 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday alleged that the Health Department in Karnataka was in a poor state and attacked the government over the issue. Raising the issue in the Assembly on Tuesday, Opposition Leader R. Ashoka claimed that the Principle Secretary of the Health Department had not bothered to step into the office for eight months.Speaking in the Assembly about the Health Department, R. Ashoka alleged: “The Health Department has fallen into poor health due to conflicts among s…
Patna, Feb 21 (IANS) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday inspected the construction work of a new 1,200-bed hospital and residential complex at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) in Sheikhpura, Patna.Officials briefed the Chief Minister that construction is progressing at a rapid pace and is nearing completion.During the inspection, the Chief Minister directed officials to expedite the remaining work and ensure the timely completion of the state-of-the-art multi-specialt…
Gandhinagar, Feb 9 (IANS) The Gujarat government, on Monday, signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for mutual cooperation with Starlink Satellite Communications Private Limited, a subsidiary of SpaceX, marking a significant step towards strengthening digital connectivity across remote and underserved regions of the state. The LoI was exchanged at a ceremony in Gandhinagar in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi.The initiative is said to be aligned wit…