BJP activists alleged that though the doctors have been transferred very often, no new doctors got posted in their place. As a result, healthcare services are in disarray at the hospital.
The Odisha government is giving top priority to the healthcare sector and consistently making efforts to provide affordable and quality healthcare service to the people, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here on Monday.
Since regaining power in August, the Taliban has gradually resurrected its discriminatory policies, enforcing strict segregation in universities, government offices, and on public transportation, RFE/RL reported.
"In addition to the establishment of AIIMS, priority has been given to the development of modern treatment facilities and an increase in the number of skilled doctors, so that affordable treatment can be provided to the poor," she added.
Pregnant Women Carried On Cots, Stretchers Exposes Failure.
With no solace in sight, hopeless and helpless Dhubal took the decision to sell off all the belongings that they had to get back the lost smile on her daughter’s face. Since they can’t afford the price of a vehicle, they on Monday started off their journey to hospital on foot.
Allegations of shortage of doctors and scarcity of water rocked Bhadrak and Banki on Saturday when locals resorted to protest at both the places
The present health care system in Odisha gives neither a voice nor authority to doctors. Policy decisions are made with no reference to the stakeholders. With all of us having a lot to learn of lessons every day from Covid, feedback from all healthcare workers is of paramount importance.
In order to streamline and strengthen quality public health service delivery to the people of the State, Odisha Health and Family Welfare Department is going to implement OeHMIS (Odisha e- Hospital Management Information System) in all Government Medical Colleges.
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government is taking a holistic approach to healthcare in the country and is not just focused on treatment but also wellness. Addressing a webinar on the effective implementation of the Union Budget’s provisions in the health sector, Modi said the budget allocated for the health […]
Malkangiri: In a bid to provide better healthcare facility to the residents of the far-flung ‘Swabhiman Anchal’, the district administration has appointed four doctors in the area. According to sources, the district administration has appointed two MBBS and two specialist doctors at the district headquarters hospital (DHH). Every week, these doctors will visit hospitals in […]
Berhampur: Dead bodies deprived of last rites to patients shunned by hospitals and ambulances – the COVID-19 pandemic, which ought to have fostered empathy, in turn seems to have begotten stigma & negligence fuelled by unfounded paranoia & unawareness. It won’t be a mistake to say that the healthcare system in Ganjam district has betrayed […]
New Delhi: The world must unite and focus on “humanity-centric” aspects of development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, noting that advancements nations make in the health sector will matter more than ever as countries battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Modi also sought a discussion on advances in telemedicine, use of ‘Make in India’ products […]
New York: Researchers have found that fat around our arteries may play an important role in keeping those blood vessels healthy. The fat, known as perivascular adipose tissue, or PVAT, helps arteries do what scientists call “stress relax,” or let go of muscular tension while under constant strain. This is similar to the bladder, which […]
Bhubaneswar: Members of both the ruling Biju Janata Dal and the opposition on Monday praised Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for his 5T initiative implemented in the states health sector. Senior Congress member Taraprasad Bahinipati while participating in a discussion in the Assembly praised the 5T initiative and thanked the chief minister, Health Minister N […]
Bhubaneswar: Even though healthcare in Odisha is in a shambles, the State government is planning to bring a new health policy soon with a 15-year vision. A committee formed under the chairmanship of Health Adviser to the State government Dr K. Srinath Reddy has sought suggestions from experts to finalise the health policy. As per […]
Malkangiri: While government hospitals may not be the preferred choice for many when it comes to childbirth, the district collector of Malkangiri has set a big precedent for everyone by preferring to admit his wife for delivery at a government hospital. According to sources, Malkangiri Collector Manish Agarwal’s wife complained of labour pain on July […]
Jajpur/Gajapati: Odisha government has set up healthcare centres at different places to provide better healthcare to people, however, most of them lie in neglect. While at some health centres doctors remain absent, in others patients are left at the mercy of pharmacists. Patients at the Shikulipadar Primary Health Centre under Mohana block of Gajapati district […]
New Delhi: While mental health has often remained a widely ignored topic and a taboo in the Indian society, a new report shows over 80 per cent rise in the number of people seeking help for mental health issues, especially in tier-2 cities. According to domestic digital healthcare platform Practo’s annual healthcare map, there has […]
New Delhi: India has a unique opportunity to leap ahead with Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare, as well as to bring the powers of cloud and AI to the broader world, a top Microsoft executive said on Wednesday. According to Peter Lee, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft Healthcare, India has a well-laid infrastructure and advanced […]
Bhubaneswar: The rising number of leprosy patients in Odisha has raised serious questions on the state of healthcare in the State. As per a report published on the basis of the figures of last 3 years, there are 300 more cases of leprosy in Odisha in 2018 than 2016. ParticularIy in Koraput, the number of […]
London: While we all love to binge on rich, palatable Christmas meals, its consumption in large quantities may boost cholesterol levels, researchers have warned. The study showed that right after the Christmas break, butter and cream in Christmas foods boost cholesterol levels more than assumed and that levels are 20 per cent higher than in […]
London: Mindfulness training could be the key to support weight loss in individuals with obesity, thereby facilitating healthier eating behaviours, as per a new study. Mindfulness is a mind-body practice where individuals learn to achieve heightened awareness of their current state of mind and immediate environment in the present moment. The study showed that individuals […]
New York: A probiotic supplement may help reduce inflammation of the gut, which is known to exacerbate bipolar disorder as well as other psychiatric mood disorders, say researchers. Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric condition characterised by dramatic shifts in mood from depression to mania. According to the study, by Faith Dickerson from Sheppard Pratt Health […]
London: Robotics are expected to become so sophisticated, hospitals may not need surgeons. Controlled by healthcare assistants, the machines will soon be delivering babies by carrying out C-sections as well as other surgeries, say experts. The predictions are based on the report by the “Commission on the Future of Surgery” set up by the Royal […]
Berhampur: Blood transfusion facilities have been badly hit across Odisha due to the ongoing cease-work strike by blood bank officials since November 26. Thalassemic patients and their relatives have been the biggest sufferers due to the strike. The condition is severe at the Berhampur MKCG Medical College and Hospital where blood banks have been closed […]
Koraput: Despite tall claims of Odisha government about its efforts to provide basic healthcare facilities to tribals living in remote locations, patients continue to be shifted to hospitals in cots and slings in Koraput district. For the residents of Turli village under Narayanpatna block, such traditional methods are the only source to shift critical patients […]
New Delhi: India ranks 145th among 195 countries in terms of quality and accessibility of healthcare, behind its neighbours like China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan, according to a Lancet study. The Global Burden of Disease study, however, mentioned that India has seen improvements in healthcare access and quality since 1990. In 2016, India’s healthcare […]
New Delhi: One in every six couples face fertility problems in India, thereby making the process of conceiving strenuous and stressful for many. While some fertility problems are not preventable, there are vital actions one can take to help initiate a new beginning. Lavanya Kiran, Gynaecologist at Narayana Healthcare’s Women’s and Child Institute and Anil […]
New Delhi: The Quality and Accreditation Institute (QAI) on Saturday said it has set benchmarks for the home healthcare industry, to open doors for respectable players and medical insurers thereby benefiting a large section of the country’s ageing population. “The home healthcare industry is ready to witness a revolution with introduction of standardization,” said QAI, […]
Khurda: There seems to be no end to the miseries of patients depending on Khurda district headquarters hospital even as crores of rupees have been spent by Odisha government for its complete makeover with a modern maternal and child and trauma care centre. Though two months passed to the inauguration of the mother and child […]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today signed 4 Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with different agencies for better delivery of healthcare in the State. The Health and Family Welfare Department, in presence of CM Naveen Patnaik, signed MoUs with Global Healthcare System Private Limited (Kolkata), Centre for Stem Cell Research, Christian Medical College (Vellore), Narayan Hrudayalaya and […]
Rayagada: Healthcare services in villages located in Niyamgiri hills under Kalyansinghpur block are in a shambles because of poor road connectivity. As a result, patients are carried in slings and bamboo raft for more than 20 kms to Kalyansinghpur hospital at regular intervals. Though the Rayagada district administration has launched bike ambulance services in the […]
New Delhi: Seventy-four per cent of respondents in a recent set of polls said that corruption related to procurement/supplies is a common phenomenon at government hospitals while just 2 per cent said that was not the case. Twenty-four per cent were not sure about this. Citizens’ engagement platform LocalCircle conducted the surveys in the wake […]
Keonjhar/Bhubaneswar: That the healthcare services in Odisha have been far less than what is desired was once again proved after three different cases of ambulance failure and medical negligence were reported from Keonjhar and Bhubaneswar. In Keonjhar, one Etwa Munda had to carry his seriously ailing wife, Samtara in a trolley rickshaw to a hospital […]
Rayagada: Incidents depicting neglected condition of health care services in backward areas of the state surface every now and then. In one such instance a pregnant woman suffering from labour pain was helped on a stretcher by four men who carried her on their shoulders for nearly five kilometres after being unable to fetch an […]
So think about this situation. There is a government Primary Health Center (PHC). There is no doctor there since a very long time. There is no decent infrastructure either. There is a big banyan tree outside the PHC. Suspended from the branches of the tree are Intravenous (IV) lines. And they are getting into veins […]
Accra: India is providing a $71.40 million line of credit (LoC) to Cote d’Ivoire to finance the upgrading of four military hospitals in Abidjan, Korhogo, Bouake and Daloa regions. Under the LoC, the Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) will reimburse 100 per cent of contract value to Indian exporters, upfront upon shipment of goods. […]
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to augment the existing healthcare delivery system, Odisha government has decided to allocate six boat ambulances in four districts where people are facing problems in availing 108 ambulance service. The boat ambulance service will be made available in Koraput, Kendrapara, Kalahandi and Malkangiri districts through state funds, said P K Meherda, […]