Dr Mansukh Mandaviya: Three layer healthcare infrastructure to be prepared for Char Dham Yatra for health and safety of pilgrims

March 6, 2023

Ambulances will be provided on Char Dham highway for Life Support and Emergency Transportation. PG students to be deployed for providing healthcare during the Yatra period. Emergency Medicines for pilgrims to be provided by Drones, with referral support from AIIMS Rishikesh, Doon and Srinagar Medical Colleges. “The Government is soon...

IIMS Rishikesh conducts trial of delivering TB medicines using drones

February 17, 2023

ALL India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh conducted a successful trial for transporting tuberculosis medicines with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to the district hospital in Tehri Garhwal in Uttarakhand.Gurugram-based drone start-up TechEagle on 16 February delivered 3 kg of tuberculosis medicines with the help of unmanned aerial...

India sends 841 cartons of medicines to Turkey

February 11, 2023

Under Operation Dost, India sent 841 cartons of medicines, protection safety tools, and diagnostics to quake-hit Turkey and Syria, according to official sources on Friday. The official sources told ANI that India had dispatched 841 cartons of medicine, protection safety tools, and diagnostics with a weight of 6.19 tons have...

KILLER WAVE HITS CITY, 15% SURGE IN HEART ATTACKS

January 13, 2023

Emergency departments of private and government hospitals in Delhi witnessed more patients with heart attacks, brain strokes and high BP during early mornings this winter, as Delhi recorded its third worst cold wave in 23 years. According to Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital, “We...

Over 200 flyers found Covid positive: Mandaviya

January 12, 2023

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said that over 200 air passengers were found COVID-positive with BF.7 variant during the random sampling at the airports. He said that more than 15 lakh air passengers were screened for Covid-19. “Till today, more than 15 lakh air passengers screened for Covid19....

Production licence of Noida company suspended over Uzbekistan deaths

January 11, 2023

The UP Food Safety and Drug Administration department has suspended the production licence of Marion Biotech company in connection to the Uzbekistan deaths of 19 children. The Gautam Buddha Nagar drug inspector Vaibhav Babbar said “We have suspended the production license of Marion Biotech company after they did not provide...

DELHI RECORDS COLDEST DAY OF THE SEASON, ONE DIES IN MP

January 5, 2023

Delhi on Wednesday recorded the coldest day of this season as a cold wave persists in the city, informed India Meteorological Department (IMD) official. The IMD also said, a dense layer of fog has engulfed Indo-Gangetic plains and is likely to persist for the next 2-3 days and gradually reduce...

COVID TESTS MANDATORY FOR FLIERS FROM SIX COUNTRIES

December 30, 2022

All international passengers travelling from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand to India will have to undergo mandatory RT-PCR tests before departure and upload a report on the Air Suvidha portal from 1 January 2023, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday. This is in addition...

Mask compulsory in Karnataka schools, facilities to be ramped up in Delhi

December 27, 2022

In the wake of a surge in Covid cases in several countries, states across the country have started tightening covid norms to contain any wave. Massive pre-emptive measures are being taken by the administrations and governments in various states. Wearing masks have been made compulsory inside restaurants, pubs, theatre halls,...

Govt tightens belt: Nationwide Covid mock drill on 27 December

December 24, 2022

As a preparatory measure, the Centre has decided to have a mock drill to test the Covid emergency preparedness in hospitals across the country on Tuesday, 27 December. “A mock drill for an emergency response to deal with Covid 9 cases will be conducted at hospitals across the country on...