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…
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Gandhinagar, June 9 (IANS) Gujarat is strengthening its efforts to eliminate Sickle Cell Disease by 2047, with State Health Minister Praful Pansheriya advocating pre-marital genetic screening as a key measure to prevent the hereditary disorder from being passed on to future generations. Addressing the ‘Sickle Cell Anaemia: Patient Interaction and Guidance Programme’ organised in Gandhinagar by the Health and Family Welfare Department and the National Health Mission, Pansheriya said checking …
Gandhinagar, Jan 6 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, on Tuesday, chaired a high-level review meeting to assess the situation arising from the spread of typhoid in Gandhinagar city and to strengthen ongoing measures for treatment, control and prevention of the disease, government officials said. During the comprehensive review, the Chief Minister directed officials to intensify medical response and public health interventions, stressing the need for coordinated action between the Gan…
Gandhinagar, Jan 1 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Thursday announced a major reshuffle and promotion exercise in the state administration, granting promotions to senior IAS and IPS officers across multiple batches. The decision, taken on the very first day of 2026, was formalised through an official notification issued by the General Administration Department (GAD).As per the notification, five senior IAS officers of the 1996 batch have been promoted from the rank of Principal Secretary to Add…