Attendance of doctors, staff in secondary hospitals needs to improve, says A.P. Minister

Attendance of doctors, staff in secondary hospitals needs to improve, says A.P. Minister

Minister for Health and Family Welfare Satya Kumar Yadav Noting that there is an improvement in the functioning of secondary hospitals in the State, Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Satya Kumar Yadav said there is still substantial scope for improving the attendance of doctors and administrative staff in the hospitals. After inaugurating … Read more

Command & Control Centre launched at SCR’s Rail Nilayam in Secunderabad to improve monitoring and co-ordination during emergencies 

Command & Control Centre launched at SCR’s Rail Nilayam in Secunderabad to improve monitoring and co-ordination during emergencies 

South Central Railway (SCR) general manager Arun Kumar Jain launched Unified Command & Control Centre (UCCC) at Rail Nilayam and other facilities at Signal & Telecom workshop, Mettuguda in Secunderabad on Monday (June 16, 2025) | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT A Unified Command & Control Centre (UCCC) at Rail Nilayam, Zonal Interchange Monitoring System (ZIMS), … Read more

AIIMS-P to use AI-powered devices to improve patient care – ET HealthWorld

AIIMS-P to use AI-powered devices to improve patient care – ET HealthWorld

Patna: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna, has entered into a partnership with the e-health section of the ministry of health and family welfare to develop artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions. It has recently also procured several AI-enabled medical devices to enhance patient treatment. Head of cardiothoracic surgery department at AIIMS-Patna, Dr Sanjiv Kumar, … Read more

Tech important catalyst to improve health outcomes: PM Modi – ET HealthWorld

Tech important catalyst to improve health outcomes: PM Modi – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Technology is an important catalyst to improve health outcomes, PM Narendra Modi said Tuesday while addressing the 78th World Health Assembly being held in Geneva. Highlighting India’s achievements in this regard, Modi, in a video message, said, “We have a digital platform to track vaccination of pregnant women and children. Millions of people … Read more

Rugby legend Jonny Wilkinson in campaign to improve mental health

Rugby legend Jonny Wilkinson in campaign to improve mental health

Rugby union legend Jonny Wilkinson has visited Surrey as part of a campaign to help people improve their mental health. His visit to the University of Surrey’s sports ground in Guildford is part of Mental Health Awareness Week, which begins on Monday. After retiring from Rugby in 2014, Wilkinson spoke about the problems of adjusting … Read more

PM Modi says Cabinet nod for Railway projects will improve connectivity infrastructure

PM Modi says Cabinet nod for Railway projects will improve connectivity infrastructure

Representational image. | Photo Credit: AFP Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday (April 5, 2025) that his government’s nod to four multi-tracking railway projects will improve connectivity infrastructure, boost convenience, reduce logistics costs and strengthen supply chains. He was reacting to the Union Cabinet’s approval for four projects of the Ministry of Railways involving … Read more

VMRDA to spend ₹390 crore to improve connectivity to Bhogapuram airport from Visakhapatnam

VMRDA to spend ₹390 crore to improve connectivity to Bhogapuram airport from Visakhapatnam

The NH-16 stretch connecting Visakhapatnam and Bhogapuram. The construction of the greenfield international airport in Bhogapuram is likely to become operational by June, 2026. | Photo Credit: V RAJU As the construction of the greenfield international airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district, 45 km from Visakhapatnam, is on the fast track, the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region … Read more

Will scrapping NHS England help improve patient safety?

Will scrapping NHS England help improve patient safety?

Michael Buchanan Social affairs correspondent Getty Images After Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement this week that NHS England (NHSE) is to be disbanded, the BBC looks at whether the changes present a new opportunity to improve patient safety within the NHS. A hospital chief executive once described NHSE as “the biggest kiss up, kick … Read more

IIT-Madras to work with Odisha govt. to improve road safety in State

IIT-Madras to work with Odisha govt. to improve road safety in State

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. File | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj   The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras’ RBG Labs has partnered with the Odisha government to improve road safety in the State. The Odisha government will adopt a data-driven approach as part of its mission to reduce fatalities through evidence-driven interventions.  The RBG lab … Read more