Tag: Health Department

Bhubaneswar: Concerned over the functioning of centres of excellence under different varsities of Odisha, the Higher Education Department today held a meeting with the vice-chancellors of different government universities and officials of the World Bank. During the meeting, Higher Education Secretary Saswat Mishra sought information on the utilisation of funds received from the World Bank […]

Bhubaneswar: As a precautionary measure amid Coronavirus outbreak, the Odisha Health Department has issued advisory for Holi celebrations tomorrow. Through the advisory, people have been asked to not use colours in the face, refrain from playing in large gatherings, avoid community bathing and hugging. The advisory urges everyone to wash hands multiple times and those […]

Bhubaneswar: As a large number of people are working from home during the lockdown period which will continue till May 3, the Odisha government on Friday issued a health advisory on the dos and don’ts for them. Asking people to maintain an active lifestyle while staying indoors, the Department of Health and Family Welfare advised […]

Odisha Government today released names of senior IAS officers who have been entrusted with various specific responsibilities to effectively manage COVID-19 situation in the State.

Bhubaneswar: A whopping 20 new COVID-19 cases were reported from Odisha on Thursday taking the total number of SARS-nCoV cases in the State to 205, informed State Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Department. This is the highest one-day spike in the State till date. Ganjam has now begun to feel the heat of COVID outbreak […]

Bhubaneswar: Following the rise in COVID-19 cases, Odisha government has decided to rope in post-PG doctors in the ongoing fight against Coronavirus in the State. In a letter to dean and principals of SCB, MKCG, VIMSAR medical colleges, additional chief secretary (Health) Pradipta Mohapatra has directed to utilise the services of post-PG doctors in different […]

Bhubaneswar: With COVID-19 cases rising each passing day, Odisha government has allowed treatment of positive patients at private hospitals in the State. As per the notification and advisory issued by the State Health and Family Welfare Department, the private hospitals willing to treat COVID patients have been directed to designate 10% isolation beds in this […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major relief to the denizens, Covid-19 vaccination drive will kick start across Odisha as soon as the doses reach the State, informed Directorate of Medical Education & Training (DMET) Director Prof CBK Mohanty on Monday. The reaction from Mohanty came just a day after the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) granted […]

Bhubaneswar: The second phase dry run of the COVID-19 vaccine will be conducted in Odisha on January 8 (tomorrow), said Additional Chief Secretary, PK Mohapatra on Thursday. The dry run for COVID-19 vaccination shall be conducted between10.00 am to 12.00 noon in all districts and Municipal Corporations. Sites for dry run have been planned in […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the nation-wide rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Odisha government on Sunday said that it has finalised around 160 sites for the first phase of vaccination drive across the State. Director of Health and Family Department, BijayPanigrahi informed that the vaccination centres include district headquarters hospitals, sub-divisional hospitals, CHC, PHCs, medical colleges […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the mass inoculation drive across the country, the State Health and Family Welfare Department on Wednesday issued guidelines with regard to Covid-19 vaccination to be carried out from January 16 at around 160 sessions in different districts and Municipal Corporations in Odisha. The State has received 4.08 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha aims at achieving a record performance on the fifth day of the ongoing Covid-19 immunisation programme on Thursday. “Since there is no general immunisation programme today, all the health professionals have been engaged in the Covid-19 vaccination drive. We are aiming at vaccinating a record number of 3,7076 health workers at 436 session […]

Bhubaneswar: After a one-day break, the second spell of Covid-19 vaccination drive in the first phase will resume today. The Health department has decided to vaccinate the health workers only in Bhubaneswar today. The exercise will restart in other parts of the State from tomorrow, Health department sources said. The government has aimed at vaccinating […]

Bhubaneswar: In yet another achievement for Odisha in the ongoing fight against coronavirus, the State is now on top as far as the nation-wide vaccination is concerned. Health and Family Welfare Director, Bijay Panigrahi on Friday said that Odisha remains at top spot in COVID-19 vaccination in the country “Health workers who had earlier refused […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has reported less vaccine wastage as compared to the other States, informed Odisha Family and Welfare department director Bijay Panighrahi on Monday. Speaking to reporters here, Panigharahi said, “Once a vial is opened, the vaccine has to be administered to a recipient as soon as possible because it gets wasted if not used […]