Mysuru: Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said that it was Swami Vivekananda who introduced the richness of Yoga, which has Indian roots, to the world. He was speaking after inaugurating the 9-day Yoga Dasara organised by Yoga Dasara Sub-committee at the MMC&RI Platinum Jubilee Hall in J.K. Grounds here yesterday. Highlighting that…
Bring dengue treatment under Free Health Scheme: Dr. Yoganna urges Govt.
July 8, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. S.P. Yoganna, Chairman of Suyog Hospital at Ramakrishnanagar in city, has urged Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, to include treatment for dengue fever, under any of its free health schemes like Ayushman Bharat Arogya Karnataka, Yeshasvini and ESI. In a press release, Dr. Yoganna has stated that, dengue fever is fast spreading with…
Artificial colours in chicken, fish kebabs banned
June 25, 2024Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government on Monday ordered a complete ban on the use of artificial colours in vegetarian, chicken and fish kebabs in the State. This decision comes months after the State Government banned the use of artificial colours in gobi manchurian and cotton candy. Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said that,…
State Govt. planning to re-introduce yoga in schools: Health Minister
June 22, 2024First State-Level Yoga Convention-2024 begins in city Mysore/Mysuru: “State Government is contemplating to re-introduce yoga classes in educational institutions,” said Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, here this morning. Speaking after inaugurating the two-day first State-Level Yoga Convention-2024 organised by Karnataka Yoga Shikshakara Okkuta at Kalamandira, Minister Rao said, the Government had been…
Ready to tackle dengue: Dinesh Gundu Rao
June 22, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has taken precautions to stop the spread of dengue, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, here this morning. Speaking to mediapersons, prior to the inauguration of State- Level Yoga Convention at Kalamandira, he said that with the onset of monsoon season the number of dengue cases in the…
Sickle cell anaemia detection to be intensified: Health Minister
June 19, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said that to eliminate sickle cell anaemia in Karnataka, the Health Department is taking measures to screen three lakh people in tribal areas and create more awareness. Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic disease. It results in an abnormality in the oxygen-carrying protein haemoglobin found in…
Cochlear Implant Scheme now renamed ‘Shravana Sanjeevini’
March 12, 2024Will transform Karnataka into a hearing impairment-free State: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao Mysore/Mysuru: Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao announced that the Government has devised several initiatives to transform Karnataka into a hearing impairment-free State. He was addressing a gathering of experts and beneficiaries at a programme organised to celebrate the renaming…
Health system to go total digital: Dinesh Gundu Rao
February 7, 2024Register for Smart Card under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission and avail services in any health centre of the country Mysore/Mysuru: Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said, “Digital health system is essential in the present scenario and all those institutions and individuals associated with the health sector should adapt to the system.” He…
‘Confusions in drug procurement system to be cleared soon’
February 7, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has assured to rectify administrative loopholes in the procedure of buying medicines (drug) that has become a hurdle in adequate distribution of medicines. Speaking to media persons here yesterday, Rao said: “Following some mismatches in the records related to purchase, stock and expired drugs and also…
COVID-19 subvariant JN.1 cases in Kerala: Masks must for those above 60; mock drills at hospitals
December 19, 2023Mysuru / Bengaluru / Madikeri: Amid the growing scare of COVID-19 subvariant JN.1 cases in Kerala, the Karnataka Government has made it mandatory for people above the age of 60 and those with comorbidities, to wear masks. Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has informed that they have increased tests among people reporting symptoms of COVID-19…
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