HEALTH DEPT

Health dept in Prayagraj issues advisory to protect schoolkids from heat-related illnesses

As districts prepare their health departments and facilities to prevent and manage extreme heat impacts, instructions for establishing heatstroke management units and emergency protocols have been provided.

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Kejriwal directs Health Dept to 'end VIP culture' in Delhi govt hospitals

The chief minister said there would be no private rooms for VIPs in government-run hospitals in the national capital.
Meerut: Health dept to conduct case based surveillance of Measles and Rubella

This means that instead of conducting surveillance of the disease after a minimum of five cases or one death was reported in a month, as was the case until now, surveillance will be done even if one such case is reported.
Rajasthan : Absentee government docs under health dept scanner

Among the doctors who are absent for a long time are medical officers, junior specialists paediatrics, junior specialist general surgeon and dental medical officers.
Jaipur : Health dept asks pvt labs to charge less for swine flu tests

In the meeting, health department and private laboratories and hospitals discussed about the rate of swine flu tests. Private clinical establishments are charging more than Rs 4,000 for testing.
Dehradun : State health department to pay Rs 5.5 crore dues to empanelled hospitals

The decision was taken in view of repeated complaints made by the hospitals regarding payment of dues.
Health dept to monitor use of e-cigarettes

A briefing about e-cigarettes, on how its prevalence could be tracked and the steps to be taken if and when a government order regarding its ban is passed, were discussed at a monthly review meeting of block health supervisors and health inspectors on Thursday.