All private medical centres should register under KPME Act: State Mysuru/Bengaluru: In the aftermath of the shocking revelation of the female foeticide racket flourishing in Mysuru, Mandya, and Bengaluru, Health Department officials have now initiated inspections of ultrasound scanning machines in Mysuru. Despite the racket operating for the past three years, leading to the abortion…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Health Department has put its healthcare infrastructure across the State on alert mode following reports of a surge in respiratory illnesses among children in China. The action comes after the Centre issued an advisory to States and Union Territories urging them to immediately review public health and hospital preparedness measures. The Department…
Bengaluru: Health Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar has said that the transfer of officials in the Health Department will be done as per the guidelines issued by the Government and will not be done according to the whims and fancies of any individual. The Minister was speaking at a meeting of Health Department’s senior officials and…
High Schools, PU Colleges turn vaccination centres Mysore/Mysuru: Academic activities at High Schools and PU Colleges across Mysuru took a backseat this morning as the focus was on getting children aged between 15 and 18 vaccinated to stimulate the body’s immunity as a shield against infections unleashed by COVID-19 and its variants. All High Schools…
Bengaluru: In a major decision concerning health sector, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that an exclusive authority for Bengaluru health services will be set up. He was speaking after flagging off 120 new Emergency 108 Ambulances under Arogya Kavacha Scheme at Vidhana Soudha here yesterday. Stressing on the need for bringing all health services in…
COVID-19 tests resume at crowded places; DC says mini-lockdown likely Mysore/Mysuru: Preparing to combat the outbreak of second wave of COVID-19, Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri said that the District Administration is planning to mark mini-containment zones in city and district. “We are also planning to impose mini-lockdowns at specific places in city and district in…
“I am confident that more people will get vaccinated in the coming days and weeks.” —Dr. K. Sudhakar, Health and Medical Education Minister Vaccinating healthcare and frontline workers seems to have become a big headache for the State Government with lukewarm response from the day of launching of vaccination drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Mysore/Mysuru: Has love for liquor among a few Government employees slowed down the ongoing vaccination drive for frontline workers? According to Health Department Officers it is. They say the fear of being unable to consume alcohol after vaccination is deterring certain frontline workers from getting vaccinated. It may be recalled, many reports have been circulating…
Only 19,219 got the shot as against 36,664 beneficiaries Mysore/Mysuru: With 52 percent of healthcare workers getting vaccinated during first round of vaccination drive till yesterday in Mysuru district, the Health Department officers are planning to wrap up in next two to three days without waiting for others to get it. From Jan. 16 to…
2.44 lakh kids identified in district Mysore/Mysuru: Pulse polio immunisation drive began in city by administering polio drops on a four-day-old baby at Makkala Koota, opposite Sarada Vilas College here this morning. A host of dignitaries and Health Department Officers were present to launch this nationwide vaccination drive aimed at administering pulse polio drops to…
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