Covid inquiry: Some local leaders put politics ahead of public health, says Hancock

Covid inquiry: Some local leaders put politics ahead of public health, says Hancock

“The mayor and 10 leaders in Greater Manchester, including a Conservative leader, spent many hours trying to negotiate a deal with the government… it would not have been right to place further restrictions on the residents of Greater Manchester without the financial package to support them.” Source link

Antimicrobial resistance a significant threat to global public health: WHO

Antimicrobial resistance a significant threat to global public health: WHO

World Health Organization | Photo Credit: File The South-East Asia regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is directly responsible for approximately 1.27 million deaths annually across the world, with current estimates placing the number of casualties in South Asia at 3,89 000. The WHO also cautioned that short … Read more

Priyanka’s public meeting in Kollapur on Oct 31; second phase of bus yatra from Oct. 28: TPCC

Priyanka’s public meeting in Kollapur on Oct 31; second phase of bus yatra from Oct. 28: TPCC

TPCC working president Mahesh Goud addressing a press conference in Hyderabad on Tuesday | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee is gearing up for the election campaign after the Dasara festival with the second phase of the bus yatra starting on October 28 followed by a public meeting to be addressed by … Read more

No microscopic examination of materials needed by govt. to permit investigation against public servants: Karnataka High Court

No microscopic examination of materials needed by govt. to permit investigation against public servants: Karnataka High Court

The State government is not required to make a microscopic examination of the materials submitted by the investigating officer for granting approval for a probe against a public servant under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, said the High Court of Karnataka. “It is also clear from the wording of Section 17A of … Read more

CPI(M) demands construction on public toilets in city

CPI(M) demands construction on public toilets in city

M.B. Sajjan, district secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist), a addressing press conference in Kalaburagi on Friday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has demanded that the City Corporation increase the number of public toilets in Kalaburagi. CPI(M) district secretary M.B. Sajjan, addressing a press conference here on Friday, said … Read more

It’s time to unlock the potentials of AI in Public Health: Nakul Jain, Wadhwani AI – ET HealthWorld

It’s time to unlock the potentials of AI in Public Health: Nakul Jain, Wadhwani AI – ET HealthWorld

Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Nakul Jain, Director, Solutions, Wadhwani Institute of Artificial Intelligence, to figure out the power of AI and its utility for tasks such as triage, generating differential diagnoses, and even offering personalized treatment recommendations. AI in Public Health careFrom a public health perspective, harnessing the power of advanced computing and … Read more

Commission on Manipur violence to hold public hearings in Imphal, Delhi

Commission on Manipur violence to hold public hearings in Imphal, Delhi

The three-member Commission of Inquiry, constituted by the Centre in early June to comprehensively investigate the ethnic conflict underway in Manipur, will hold public hearings at its head office in Imphal and at its camp office in Delhi. The Commission of Inquiry (Manipur Violence) is headed by Justice Ajay Lamba, former Chief Justice of the … Read more