Health Centre

Unlock-4: Government Issues Revised SOP For Conducting Exams

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Friday September 11, 2020

According to the revised SOP by the health ministry, in regular course, a symptomatic candidate should be referred to the nearest health centre and given an opportunity to undertake the examination through other means.

10-Month-Old Given Sanitiser-Mixed At Tripura Health Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 13, 2020

A ten-month-old baby in Tripura's Unakoti district was allegedly given water mixed with sanitiser to drink at a health centre where he was taken for administering a polio vaccine, police said on Wednesday.

Assam Health Workers "Borrow" Boats To Reach To Flood-Victims Amid COVID

India News | Written By Ratnadip Choudhary, Edited By Deepika Pundir | Thursday July 23, 2020

As the flood situation in Assam is worsening each day, the state health department is sending out rural health teams to the affected areas. The team of doctors, nurses and health workers from rural health centre in flood-hit Morigaon districts are reaching out to the victims amid surging floodwaters.

"Someone Stuck Head Inside Car, Coughed At Us": Kerala Doctor On COVID-19 Duty

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Saturday July 11, 2020

A 25-year-old doctor on COVID -19 duty drove into a containment zone in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram on Friday and reached the Community Health Centre, to be assigned her team and begin her day's duty.

Goa Government To Widen Scope Of COVID-19 Testing As Cases Rise

Goa News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 6, 2020

The Goa government plans to expand the scope of COVID-19 testing in the state by designating special teams at the primary health centres and community health centres to collect samples of suspected coronavirus patients, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has said.

Show Number Of Beds, Charges On Screens At Delhi Hospitals: Lt Governor

India News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday June 10, 2020

All major Delhi hospitals and health centres must display on screens at their entry points the number of available COVID-19 beds and their daily charges, Lt Governor Anil Baijal ordered on Wednesday.

Uber Offers Discounted Trips to 2.5 Million UK Health and Care Workers

Reuters | Monday April 27, 2020

The ride-hailing service said it had worked with governments and healthcare institutions around the world to set up Uber Medics to provide workers with free and discounted rides to and from hospitals, health centres and care homes.

UP Woman Delivers Baby On Road While Being Taken To Hospital On Bicycle

Cities | Press Trust of India | Saturday April 11, 2020

A woman delivered a baby on the road when she was being taken to a community health centre on a bicycle in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur, the police said today.

On Government's COVID-19 Control Plan, 3 Kinds Of Care Centres

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday April 7, 2020

The government has proposed three kinds of facilities to treat people suspected of having COVID-19 and the confirmed cases, which takes into account the condition of the patient and makes optimum use of resources.

Coronavirus - Islamic Sect Members Hiding In Assam To Be Charged With Culpable Homicide

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday April 6, 2020

Members of the Islamic missionary group Tablighi Jamaat, whose congregation in Delhi last month has set-off the biggest cluster of coronavirus cases in the country, will be charged with culpable homicide unless they come forward for medical screening, the government of Assam said on Monday.

Broadband Internet Restored At 80 Hospitals, Health Centres In Kashmir

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Thursday January 2, 2020

Broadband internet has been restored at 80 government hospitals, health centres and offices linked to the Health Department in Kashmir valley, the Jammu and Kashmir police tweeted today.

Pregnant Woman Refused Admission At Health Centre For Not Paying Bribe

Muzaffarnagar News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 29, 2019

A woman experiencing labour pain was allegedly refused admission into a government health centre by its staff for not giving Rs 5,000 as bribe in Shamli district.

No Beds, Women Made To Lie On Floor After Sterilisation Surgery In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Edited By Richa Taneja (With Inputs From ANI) | Sunday December 1, 2019

The medical staff of Lateri Community Health Center in Vidisha, about 50 km from state capital Bhopal, made the women lie on a bare floor after sterilisation operation.

13 Women Made To Lie On Floor Post Sterilisation In MP Hospital

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 27, 2019

At least 13 women were allegedly made to lie on the floor of a primary health centre in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district after they underwent sterilisation surgery, prompting the authorities to launch a probe into the matter, an official said on Wednesday.

Marathi Actress, Her Newborn Die As Family Fails To Get Ambulance: Police

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 22, 2019

A 25-year-old Marathi actress and her newborn baby died within minutes of being born in Maharashtra's Hingoli district on Sunday due to unavailability of an ambulance, the police said.