Blog Archives - Centre for Health and Social Justice

Survey finds hospital water polluted

4/30/2007

KOLKATA: April 30, 2007

Think before you drink. This advice comes from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation itself. A recent KMC survey has found large quantity of coliform bacteria in water samples collected from Calcutta Medical College and Hospital and Eden Hospital. These findings have set off alarm bells in the civic corridor.

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Woman and Child Hospital commissioning will be delayed

4/29/2007

Puducherry : April 29,2007

Hospital being built as per international standards: official Will have a children play area, a shopping mall and a cafeteria

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Woman raped at govt hospital in Vidisha

4/28/2007

VIDISHA (MP): April 28, 2007

A woman patient undergoing treatment at a government hospital here was allegedly raped by a wardboy inside a private ward, police said on Saturday.

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People hail allotment of fund for hospital

4/28/2007

TIRUCHI : April 28, 2007

Residents of Manapparai and surrounding areas have heaved a sigh of relief following the Government's allotment of Rs.2 crore for construction of the district headquarters hospital.

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Row over `sex education' in schools

4/26/2007

CUTTACK: April 26, 2007

Protest against `sex education' in school curriculum has been gaining momentum in the State as members of women, youth and student organisations have threatened to lay siege to the office of the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) here on April 28 next.

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A unique movement for hygiene

4/26/2007

SIKAR: April 26, 2007

Tucked away in the dusty environs of Rajasthan's Shekhawati belt, three village panchayats have led an unusual movement for hygiene and sanitation by saturating all rural households, schools and anganwadi centres with sanitary toilets.

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Mid-day meal scheme fails the test: CAG

4/26/2007

NEW DELHI: April 26, 2007

Implementation of the mid-day meal scheme in the Capital has been lacking in coordination and overall perspective, leading to delays in assessing the requirements of food grains and differences in quantities of cooked meals provided to children, the latest Comptroller and Auditor General of India report has said.

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States asked to improve mid-day meal scheme

4/25/2007

NEW DELHI: April 25, 2007

While the Centre is planning to enhance the scope of mid-day meal scheme, certain systemic inefficiencies in the implementation of the flagship scheme have come to light.

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Govt. backs out of sex education

4/25/2007

Rajasthan: April 25, 2007

"Inconsistent with Indian culture''

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OPD to get insurance cover

4/25/2007

NEW DELHI: April 25, 2007

You could soon submit health insurance claims for treatment in hospitals and nursing homes without having to be admitted for at least 24 hours.

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