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The authorities of Junagadh Civil Hospital, where 23 thalassemic children were found HIV positive, have been changing their assessment of the situation.
On Saturday, the superintendent of the hospital, G T Dayalu, said 33 children have been infected by the HIV. By midnight, in a hurriedly called press conference, he scaled down the number to 23 [...]
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Under attack, hospital says no negligence
Posted by admin on September 12th, 2011
Posted in Health 
Tags: Junagadh Civil Hospital, Sarvoday Blood Bank, thalassemic children 
No Comments »Beds for thalassemia patients at all govt hospitals
Posted by admin on September 9th, 2011
Shimla: The Himachal health department on Thursday issued instructions to all government hospitals to provide beds to Thalassemia patients, in need of periodic blood transfusions, on priority. Minimum of two beds will be reserved for these patients in every hospital. A spokesman said that blood will also be made available by authorities. “Free medicine and [...]
Posted in Health Tags: Himachal health, hospital, NGOs, organisations, PGI, PWD Minister Gulab Singh Thakur No Comments »Pharmacists should guide patients
Posted by admin on September 8th, 2011
HYDERABAD: The role of a pharmacist in advising patients on responsible and right usage of drugs has been underlined at the 71st International Congress of Federation Internationale Pharmacetique (FIP) on Tuesday, the third day of the conference being held in the city.Involving pharmacists in primary health care system would ensure responsible use of medicines, said [...]
Nigerian woman walks after 11 years after surgery in India
Posted by admin on September 7th, 2011
New Delhi: A 65-year old Nigerian woman suffering severe rheumatoid arthritis, who hadn’t walked for 11 years, is now walking again. She was treated in India and believe it or not, she will be going home with five metallic implants. It’s like a second life for 65-year old Margaret to be able to stand up [...]
WHO-FIP initiative to involve pharmacists in combating TB
Posted by admin on September 6th, 2011
In a major initiative to combat TB epidemic, the World Health Organisation and the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) signed a joint statement here on Sunday seeking to involve pharmacists in tuberculosis care and control.
The statement was signed by Hiroki Nakatani, WHO Assistant Director-General for HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases and FIP president, Michel [...]
11 kids die in 2 days in Andhra Pradesh
Posted by admin on September 5th, 2011
Eleven infants have died in two days at the Government General Hospital at Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, allegedly due to a defective oxygen supply system. Four infants died on Wednesday followed by seven on Thursday at the government-run hospital, around 180 km south of Hyderabad. They were
all less than 5 days old, and brought to [...]
Jodhpur deaths due to diseases: Govt
Posted by admin on September 5th, 2011
JAIPUR: The medical and health department has claimed that the three deaths in Jodhpur’s Mathuradas Mathur hospital was not due to the shortage of oxygen. Instead, the patients died of the diseases they were suffering from.
A couple of days ago, relatives of three patients had alleged that all the three died due to shortage of [...]
Paying patients may have to pick up tab
Posted by admin on September 2nd, 2011
NEW DELHI: The 10 multispecialty private hospitals directed to treat poor patients free of cost have promised to abide by the Supreme Court order. However , they have also hinted at passing on the costs to paying patients. After the court announced its order on Thursday, the hospitals said poor patients will not be charged [...]
Medfort Hospitals merges with Maxivision
Posted by admin on September 1st, 2011
Chennai, Aug. 31:
Medfort Hospitals has announced merger with Maxivision Eye Hospitals, a Hyderabad-based eye-care chain specialising in refractive treatment.
The merger will result in all the eye-care initiatives of the Medfort group being rebranded as Maxivision Eyecare and Maxivision Lasik Suites, housing cataract and retina units.
Medfort currently runs diabetes and eye care centres in Delhi [...]
Despite 33% drop, India records highest newborn deaths in world
Posted by admin on August 31st, 2011
NEW DELHI: First the good news: India has recorded a 33% drop in newborn deaths between 1990 and 2009.
Now, the bad news. Despite the sharp drop, over 9 lakh newborns died in 2009, the highest in the world.
The most comprehensive newborn death estimates so far – covering all 193 countries and spanning 20 years released [...]
