Dearth of facilities to keep captured tigers puts wildlife managers in Wayanad in a fix

Dearth of facilities to keep captured tigers puts wildlife managers in Wayanad in a fix

Forest officials setting up a cage in a coffee plantation to capture a tiger on the prowl in Panavally area under the North Wayanad Forest Division on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With big cats on the prowl in human habitats, Forest officials are frequently called upon to capture the animals. But the dearth … Read more

Emergency loading dose for heart attack patients stocked at 10,999 rural health facilities: T.N. Health Minister

Emergency loading dose for heart attack patients stocked at 10,999 rural health facilities: T.N. Health Minister

T.N. Health Minister Ma. Subramanian inaugurated a heart institute at Kauvery Hospital on Radial Road in Chennai on Tuesday….. photo Srinath M/The Hindu | Photo Credit: M SRINATH Expressing concern over the rise in heart attacks among people after the COVID-19 pandemic, T.N. Health Minister Ma. Subramanian on Tuesday said that the State government, through … Read more

Doctors’ bodies demand better facilities and more faculty in medical colleges

Doctors’ bodies demand better facilities and more faculty in medical colleges

Doctors’ associations have urged the State government to rectify the deficiencies in government medical colleges and improve faculty strength ahead of admission season. Medical education in government colleges is heavily subsidised and could hurt candidates who apply to these institutions if action is not taken immediately, they have pointed out. There are sufficient number of doctors in … Read more

Cashless treatment facilities now available to all CGHS beneficiaries at 6 AIIMS

Cashless treatment facilities now available to all CGHS beneficiaries at 6 AIIMS

A view of the AIIMS, Rishikesh. Cashless treatment facilities will now be available to all CGHS beneficiaries (serving and pensioners) at six AIIMS located at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur and Rishikesh. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Cashless treatment facilities will now be available to all Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) beneficiaries (serving and pensioners) … Read more

Wadhwani Institute deploys AI solution for TB treatment at Haryana’s govt health facilities – ET HealthWorld

Wadhwani Institute deploys AI solution for TB treatment at Haryana’s govt health facilities – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence has announced the deployment of an AI solution titled Comprehensive Loss to Follow-Up And Mortality Prediction (CLAMP-TB), developed under the USAID-supported TRACE-TB Project. The AI solution will help to predict the risk of ‘loss to follow-up’ (LFU) and mortality among TB patients when they start TB treatment from … Read more

House committee calls for more medical facilities for troops at forward locations

House committee calls for more medical facilities for troops at forward locations

A jawan walks with ponies carrying food supply for one of the forward posts near the Line of Control at Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir. File | Photo Credit: AP The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), in its 55th report on “Provisioning, procurement and issue of High Altitude Clothing, Equipment, Ration and Housing”, has said that … Read more

Centre informs SC about introduction of portal to provide mental health facilities upto district level – ET HealthWorld

Centre informs SC about introduction of portal to provide mental health facilities upto district level – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: The Centre informed the Supreme Court that it has invited tenders to establish a portal to provide real-time information on mental health facilities right down to the district level. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud asked the Centre to file an affidavit regarding the implementation of the portal. During … Read more

KareXpert strengthens its digital healthcare ecosystem; deploys cloud-based solutions in 145+ facilities across India – ET HealthWorld

KareXpert strengthens its digital healthcare ecosystem; deploys cloud-based solutions in 145+ facilities across India – ET HealthWorld

October, 2022: In the last decade, India has strived to digitally modernize different sectors of its economy to stand tall with other global powers in the world. But the healthcare sector severely lags behind the necessary digitization standards and continues to be a victim of the traditional system. Companies like KareXpert have come into the … Read more

NHA onboards one lakh gov and private healthcare facilities in HFR under ABDM – ET HealthWorld

NHA onboards one lakh gov and private healthcare facilities in HFR under ABDM – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: More than one lakh healthcare facilities across government and private sector have been successfully onboarded in the Health Facility Registry (HFR) under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). This historic milestone paves the way for greater adoption of digital health platform and services across the country. HFR which is being built under the … Read more