Tag: Health Department

With a few photographs of Ganjam district health department official consuming liquor inside the office going viral, the incident has become a talk of the town.

Odisha Govt Official Consumes Alcohol Inside Office, Pics Go Viral

The officer in question is Sandeep Mishra, who works as assistant manager of Rashtriya Bal Suraksha Karyakram (RBSK) and Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK), under National Health Mission (NHM).

Notably, Odisha, on Saturday, hold a high-level meeting to chalk out plans to curb the possible outbreak of the virus in the State. According to sources, the State government is likely to issue a new SOP and launch awareness drive soon. 

A total of 4,973 vaccines were administered in the last 24 hours - 359 first doses, 639 second doses and 3,975 precaution doses. The total number of cumulative beneficiaries vaccinated so far stands at 3,29,18,944 according to the health bulletin.

Bhubaneswar: The Swine Flu death toll in Odisha rose to 44 with two more persons succumbing to the H1N1 virus at different private hospitals in the capital city on Thursday. According to reports, one of the two affected persons died during treatment at the Apollo Hospital, while another person succumbed to the disease at Sum […]

Bhubaneswar: One more person succumbed to Swine Flu on Wednesday taking the death toll to 31 in Odisha, said the Health Department in a statement. According to sources, the death was reported from KIIMS Hospital. The total number of Swine Flu cases went up to 317 in the State so far as 6 more swabs […]

Bhubaneswar: One more person succumbed to Swine Flu on Tuesday taking the death toll to 30 in Odisha, said the Health Department in a statement. According to sources, the death was reported from VIMSAR, Burla. The total number of Swine Flu cases went up to 311 in the State so far as 14 more swabs […]

Bhubaneswar: The death toll in Swine Flu has climbed to 26 in Odisha with two more deaths today.  Moreover, the total number of positive cases has gone up to 290, a statement of the Health department said on Saturday. According to sources, out of the 29 swabs, nine tested positive for H1N1 virus today. A […]

Bhubaneswar: The first Swine Flu casualty of the year was reported today with the death of person at a private hospital here even as the Health department claimed that it is fully prepared to tackle the situation in State. The deceased is from Visakhapatnam, but he temporarily resided in Bhubaneswar, Health Minister Pratap Jena said. […]

Bhubaneswar: The swine flu cases rose to 13 in State after another sample out of four was tested positive today. According to sources, till now 128 samples have been examined so far out of which 13 were tested positive. Meanwhile Health department said it is fully prepared to tackle the influenza. The patients are undergoing […]

Cuttack: Conjoined twins of Kandhamal district arrived at the SCB Medical College and Hospital for medical examination so that both the babies joined at the head could be separated. After OTV telecast on the plight of the twins, the Health department swung into action and brought the babies and parents to Phiringia CHC yesterday. “The […]

Keonjhar/Bhawanipatna: As many as 40 persons from Keonjhar and Kalahandi districts have been affected by diarrhoea. While 30 persons are in the grip of the disease in Keonjhar, 10 from Kalahandi have also been reportedly affected. According to reports, in Keonjhar, 30 persons took ill following some infection allegedly due to intake of contaminated river water. Local […]

Bhubaneswar:  A move which is believed to bring more transparency and curb arbitrary practices pertaining to a host of aspects in medical college admissions, the Odisha government has decided to conduct counselling of 85% seats in private medical colleges. The Health department has notified the Skill Development and Technical Education department about the decision which […]

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the repeated reports of dead body being carried on shoulder, the State government today issued strict guidelines barring the medical authorities to hand over the body to the kin without death certificate. The new rules issued by the commissioner-cum-secretary of Health department Pramod Meherda said the medical officer would apprise […]