Chennai, June 7 (IANS) Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder Dr S. Ramadoss has urged the Tamil Nadu government to take immediate and comprehensive steps to strengthen the state’s public healthcare infrastructure, citing a prolonged shortage of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff in government hospitals. In a statement on Sunday, Ramadoss said that while Tamil Nadu has witnessed significant expansion in healthcare infrastructure over the past decade, manpower development has failed to keep pac…
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Daman, June 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated NAMO Hospital for the nation in Daman, marking a major addition to the Union Territory’s healthcare infrastructure and the wider region. The hospital was inaugurated during the Prime Minister’s visit to Daman, during which he will launch multiple development projects across the healthcare, connectivity, tourism, and public infrastructure sectors.NAMO Hospital is intended to strengthen access to specialised medical care for…
Chennai, June 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin has urged Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to immediately intervene to prevent 152 vacant super-speciality medical seats in the state from being surrendered to the All-India Quota (AIQ), warning that such a move would adversely affect both government doctors and public healthcare services in the state.In his letter, Udhayanidhi Stalin referred to a Supreme Court order dated May 29 directing that 152 unfilled super-spec…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 30 (IANS) Thiruvananthapuram-headquartered HLL Lifecare Limited has secured ISO 9001:2015 certification for its nationwide retail pharmacy operations, marking a significant step in standardising quality across its expanding public healthcare footprint. The certification covers 239 centres across India, including AMRIT Pharmacies, AMRIT Opticals, HLL Pharmacy & Surgicals, and HLL Opticals.The move is expected to enhance operational consistency, transparency…
Jamnagar, March 26 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday criticised both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress over their governance record in Gujarat, alleging that the two parties have failed to address key public issues over the past three decades.Addressing the ‘Vijay Vishwas Sabha’, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal said the BJP and Congress had not delivered on governance expectations and accused them of allowing systemic issues such as corruption and infrastruct…