Mysore/Mysuru: During the September monthly meeting of the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) held at Yadavagiri last evening, the spotlight was on the critical issues plaguing healthcare services in Mysuru. Members voiced several grievances experienced by patients, while respected medical professionals including Senior Consultant Surgeon Dr. C.G. Narasimhan, Dr. Chandrashekar of Aditya Hospital, Plastic Surgeon Dr….
Rotary North fetes city Pharmacists Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that public healthcare and education were lacking in quality, former Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University Prof. K.S. Rangappa said that the society should discuss this issue. He was speaking at the World Pharmacists Day celebration organised by Rotary North in association with Sharath Medicals at Ideal Jawa Rotary Hall…
After encrypting data, cybercriminals demand payment through bitcoins FIR registered at Cybercrime, Economic offences and Narcotics (CEN) Police Station Mysore/Mysuru: Cyberattacks on healthcare systems have spiked during the pandemic, threatening patient care and private data. While many such cases have been reported from other parts of the State, probably for the first time, a reputed…
But can one ramp up ICU beds from 10,000 to 10,00,000 in 10 months? By Vishwaprasad Alva Seventy-four years since independence and where are we in healthcare coverage? Not many of us know that in the last 7 decades the nation has built less than 20,000 ICU beds in the whole country. In March 2020,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Hanumanthachar Joshi, Professor and Principal, Sarada Vilas College of Pharmacy, Mysuru, has been awarded with the prestigious Times Cyber Media Group’s “International Healthcare Award” for his exemplary contributions to the field of Dementia Research, Care, Advocacy and Social Work for the year 2019-20. Brett Lee, Legendary cricket player, was the chief guest at…
By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: Hundreds of Healthcare and ASHA workers go into homes around Mysuru district to provide vital services amidst Coronavirus pandemic, endangering themselves. These ASHAs, short for Accredited Social Health Activists and Healthcare workers are drawn from local and largely rural communities, and are a crucial element in primary and community health…
Mysore/Mysuru: MAHAN, the Mysore Association of Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Diagnostic Centres, in association with Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru and Atharva Lifeskill Foundation, Mysuru, conducted a workshop on “Importance of Communication in Healthcare” for the staff of its member institutions on Mar. 1. Mahan was established in 2015 with the specific purpose of providing a…
Budgetary provision for healthcare by the country’s Union Government as well as its counterparts in the States and Union Territories as a percentage of the total in the economy may be talked about routinely in circles of analysts of the health of the land’s economy while the issues of meeting medical expenses by a family,…
Seeking cures for ailments in a steadily growing range of seriousness, many of them nagging despite medication administered under instructions of the attending doctor(s), not to forget those that are life-threatening, seems to be the greatest challenge of people at large, cutting across virtually the entire cross section of society. One is prompted to modify…
JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysuru, in association with Indian Dental Association (IDA), Karnataka State Branch and Mysuru branch, conducted a reorientation programme on ‘Oral Healthcare Delivery System Through Nurses,’ at JSS Dental College and Hospital in city recently. The programme was inaugurated by Dr. T.N. Tilakraj, National President of Indian Dental Association. Dr. Shivasharan,…
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