First 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…
Deceased Dr. Satish was involved in abortion racket: Minister
December 4, 2023Mangaluru: In response to inquiries about the suicide of Dr. Satish (who killed himself inside a car in Kushalnagar) from Mandya implicated in foetus abortion cases, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao stated in Mangaluru on Saturday, “I have visited all places and gathered information regarding foetus abortions. I have urged the CM to hand over…
Mandya officials fail to explain how racket thrived for 3 years
November 30, 2023How could racketeers procure ultrasound machines without DHO’s authorisation, asks former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy Mandya: Following the female foeticide racket that shocked the State, the Karnataka Government convened an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss the situation and initiate action. The Department of Health and Family Welfare held the meeting at Vidhana Soudha, and it was…
Pharmacists play crucial role in research and innovation
September 23, 2023Health Minister inaugurates World Pharmacists Day at JSS Mysore/Mysuru: “Pharmacists play an important role in the medical field and also a crucial role in the research and innovation of new medicines,” said Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. He was speaking after inaugurating World Pharmacists Day celebration, organised jointly by Indian Pharmaceutical Association…













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