Assam’s boat clinics deliver health services - and hope (With images)
July 11th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Nalbari (Assam), July 11 (IANS) Amid pouring monsoon rain, men, women and children run alongside the torrential Brahmaputra, waving at people in white coats on a boat. This is their ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Andhra woman delivers on road
April 9th, 2012 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 9 (IANS) In yet another shocking incident in Andhra Pradesh, a woman gave birth to a child on the road after a government-run hospital allegedly refused to attend ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Punjab orders probe into female foeticide case
April 1st, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 1 (IANS) While the Punjab government is patting itself for improvement in sex ratio in the state, the health department Friday ordered an enquiry into an alleged incident ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Kala-azar outbreak in West Bengal district
June 13th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) Outbreak of kala-azar, a centuries-old disease, in two tribal villages near Bolpur in West Bengal's Birbhum district has thrown health officials into a tizzy.
The outbreak came to light ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Over 52,500 poultry culled in West Bengal
January 22nd, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Bird flu in West Bengal spread to two more localities in Murshidabad district, health authorities here said Friday after over 52,500 birds were culled in the affected ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Contending mosquito bites spread AIDS, villagers ostracise HIV patient
December 4th, 2009 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 4(ANI): Yet another case of HIV positive discrimination has been reported from an obscure village in Uttar Pradesh, where a patient has been kept away and also ostracized ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
First swine flu death takes Pune health officials unawares
August 4th, 2009 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Pune, Aug 3 (IANS) The death of a 14-year-old girl due to swine flu here Monday has shocked health officials at how a serious H1N1 patient could remain under treatment in a ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Central team reviews dengue outbreak in Punjab
November 4th, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Ludhiana, Nov 4 (ANI): An eight-member Central medical team reviewed the sudden spurt of dengue cases in Punjab on Tuesday.Punjab has reported at least 3000 cases of dengue fever of ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Four institutes to train 614 districts on health management
August 12th, 2008 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) To boost the rural health delivery mechanism, the government has handpicked four institutes that will train all district medical authorities in India on hospital ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Hope floats on boat clinics for people of Brahmaputra
May 29th, 2008 - 11:03 am ICT by admin
By Sanjoy Hazarika
(Attn Editors: This is the third and final piece in the series of three articles by Sanjoy Hazarika, a former New York Times reporter who now works on development issues ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |