Blog Archives - Centre for Health and Social Justice

"NGOs should widen the scope of their activities"

2/16/2007

BHOPAL: February 16, 2007

The Madhya Pradesh Minister for Women and Child Development, Kusum Mehdele, has said that non-government organisations should widen the scope of their activities and their de-addiction campaign should also address the problem of smack and brown sugar.

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More power for NPPA to check drug price rise

2/10/2007

NEW DELHI: February 10, 2007

Government has delegated powers to National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) under which it can autonomously revise the prices of drugs downwards, allowing an annual increase of 20%, in case of an "unjustified price rise.

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Shekhawat laments lack of health care

2/9/2007

JAIPUR: February 09, 2007

Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat has sought social mobilisation for providing medical facilities to the poor.

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U.S. company to help upgrade health system in Rajasthan

2/9/2007

JAIPUR: February 09, 2007

The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System of the U.S. has agreed to work for improvement of health care services in Rajasthan through research and training and upgrading of hospitals. The Health System has given its consent in principle to cooperate with the State Government in five major segments.

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Doctor fined for medical negligence

2/8/2007

NEW DELHI: February 08, 2007

In a bizarre incident of medical negligence wherein the doctors played a blame game among each other for causing death of a lady during a family planning operation, the National Consumer Commission has directed one of the surgeons to pay Rs 4.2 lakh to the kin of the victim.

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Govt. sops for the poor

2/8/2007

CHANDIGARH: February 08, 2007

The Haryana Government has taken many initiatives during the past two years to raise the educational and socio-economic status of weaker sections of society, Health and Social Welfare Minister Kartar Devi said here on Wednesday.

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Caesarean deliveries on the rise: doctors

2/7/2007

ERODE: February 07, 2007

There appears to be a steady and continuing increase in the number of Caesarean deliveries over the years.

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Training on nutrition education inaugurated

2/6/2007

New York: February 06, 2007

Puducherry: Director, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), K.S.V.K. Subba Rao has said that there was every need to take care of the health of women and children in villages as human development indices depended largely on the promotion of nutrition and prevention of diseases among rural people.

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AIDS patients: Detailed govt reply soon

2/6/2007

PATNA: February 06, 2007

The Patna High Court on Monday directed the state government to file detailed reply on a counter affidavit to a PIL of Bihar People's Forum, seeking adequate treatment and care of all the AIDS patients in the state.

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