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Canada's Healthcare In Focus After Indian Man Dies Post 8-Hour Hospital Wait
The death of a 44-year-old Indian origin man in Canada -- who allegedly passed away without receiving emergency care despite an eight-hour wait at an Edmonton hospital -- has put focus on the Canadian healthcare system
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Trained, Bond Signed, Nurses Wait For Jobs For Over 7 Years In Madhya Pradesh
Nursing graduates from the 2018 batch were promised government jobs. In return, they signed a bond: Serve wherever the state sends you, and if you refuse, pay a fine of Rs 2 lakh. Seven years later, only nine of 130 have received placements.
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"There Is A Lot Of Worry": USAID Cuts Leave People Vulnerable In Kenya
Kidalio, Acting Director, Lodwar County Referral Hospital mentioned that the USAID employees, including nurses and clinical officers were laid off and drugs were not received. There was shortage of measle vaccines.
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Shortage Of Doctors, Lack Of Beds: CAG Flags Gaps In Gujarat's Healthcare
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pointed out several deficiencies in Gujarat's healthcare sector, including the shortage of doctors, nurses, beds and the lack of a comprehensive health policy.
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Kolkata Markets Run Out Of Covid Drugs, Families On Frantic Run-Around
A shortage of Covid drugs in Kolkata is sending patient families on a harrowing run around. Since last week, the drug Actemra or Tocilizumab disappeared from the market. 53-year-old Rinku Banerjee flew in from Delhi via Jaipur to Kolkata to hunt for the medicine, personally, for her father who is in a south Kolkata nursing home. His doctor wanted t...
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"Salute The Spirit": COVID-19 +ve Punjab Nurses Write Exams From Hospital
A picture of two coronavirus-positive medical workers writing the state nursing entrance exam in Punjab won hearts on the internet after it was shared by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today.
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Get Back To Work Or...: Mumbai Hospitals' Nurses, Ward Boys Put On Notice
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation today warned absentee nurses and ward boys employed in civic-run hospitals that they would be fired if they did not did not show up tomorrow.
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Over 90,000 Health Workers Test COVID-19 +ve Globally: Nurses Body
At least 90,000 health-care workers worldwide are believed to have been infected with COVID-19, and possibly twice that, amid reports of continuing shortages of protective equipment, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) said on Wednesday.
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"Keeping Our Heads Above Water": US Doctors Fight Shortages Amid COVID-19
US nurses and doctors on the front lines of the battle against the new coronavirus that has infected tens of thousands of Americans and killed hundreds are shellshocked by the damage that the virus wreaks - on patients, their families and themselves.
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6 Health Workers Died In China Due To Coronavirus, 1,716 Infected
Six health workers have died from the new coronavirus in China and more than 1,700 have been infected, health officials said Friday, underscoring the risks doctors and nurses have taken due to shortages of protective gear.
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New Fast-Track Visa For Doctors From India, Other Countries, UK Confirms
The UK government on Thursday confirmed plans to introduce a new visa for qualified doctors and nurses from countries around the world, including India, to address workforce shortages in the state-funded National Health Service (NHS).
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6 Lakh Doctors, 2 Million Nurses Short, Vice President Calls On Private-Public Partnership For Remedy
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu called upon private hospitals, medical colleges, nursing institutions and people in medical fraternity to adopt schools in their respective neighbourhoods and counsel the students on preventive healthcare.
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UK To Ease Visa Cap On Indian Doctors, Nurses
The UK government is set to ease its immigration cap blocking professionals such as Indian doctors from being brought in to tackle shortages in the state-funded National Health Service (NHS).
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UK Health Service Turns To India To Plug Shortage Of Nurses
The UK's state-run National Health Service (NHS) is in talks with Apollo Hospitals to help plug nursing staff shortages in hospitals across the country.
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India Short Of Nearly Two Million Nurses
New Delhi: India is short of 1.94 million nurses, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of data from the Indian Nursing Council (INC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). International Nurses Day is observed on May 12 every year, and the acute shortage of nurses–attributable to low recruitment, migration, attrition and drop-outs due to poor wor...
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Canada's Healthcare In Focus After Indian Man Dies Post 8-Hour Hospital Wait
The death of a 44-year-old Indian origin man in Canada -- who allegedly passed away without receiving emergency care despite an eight-hour wait at an Edmonton hospital -- has put focus on the Canadian healthcare system
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Trained, Bond Signed, Nurses Wait For Jobs For Over 7 Years In Madhya Pradesh
Nursing graduates from the 2018 batch were promised government jobs. In return, they signed a bond: Serve wherever the state sends you, and if you refuse, pay a fine of Rs 2 lakh. Seven years later, only nine of 130 have received placements.
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"There Is A Lot Of Worry": USAID Cuts Leave People Vulnerable In Kenya
Kidalio, Acting Director, Lodwar County Referral Hospital mentioned that the USAID employees, including nurses and clinical officers were laid off and drugs were not received. There was shortage of measle vaccines.
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Shortage Of Doctors, Lack Of Beds: CAG Flags Gaps In Gujarat's Healthcare
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pointed out several deficiencies in Gujarat's healthcare sector, including the shortage of doctors, nurses, beds and the lack of a comprehensive health policy.
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Kolkata Markets Run Out Of Covid Drugs, Families On Frantic Run-Around
A shortage of Covid drugs in Kolkata is sending patient families on a harrowing run around. Since last week, the drug Actemra or Tocilizumab disappeared from the market. 53-year-old Rinku Banerjee flew in from Delhi via Jaipur to Kolkata to hunt for the medicine, personally, for her father who is in a south Kolkata nursing home. His doctor wanted t...
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"Salute The Spirit": COVID-19 +ve Punjab Nurses Write Exams From Hospital
A picture of two coronavirus-positive medical workers writing the state nursing entrance exam in Punjab won hearts on the internet after it was shared by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today.
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Get Back To Work Or...: Mumbai Hospitals' Nurses, Ward Boys Put On Notice
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation today warned absentee nurses and ward boys employed in civic-run hospitals that they would be fired if they did not did not show up tomorrow.
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Over 90,000 Health Workers Test COVID-19 +ve Globally: Nurses Body
At least 90,000 health-care workers worldwide are believed to have been infected with COVID-19, and possibly twice that, amid reports of continuing shortages of protective equipment, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) said on Wednesday.
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"Keeping Our Heads Above Water": US Doctors Fight Shortages Amid COVID-19
US nurses and doctors on the front lines of the battle against the new coronavirus that has infected tens of thousands of Americans and killed hundreds are shellshocked by the damage that the virus wreaks - on patients, their families and themselves.
-
6 Health Workers Died In China Due To Coronavirus, 1,716 Infected
Six health workers have died from the new coronavirus in China and more than 1,700 have been infected, health officials said Friday, underscoring the risks doctors and nurses have taken due to shortages of protective gear.
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New Fast-Track Visa For Doctors From India, Other Countries, UK Confirms
The UK government on Thursday confirmed plans to introduce a new visa for qualified doctors and nurses from countries around the world, including India, to address workforce shortages in the state-funded National Health Service (NHS).
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6 Lakh Doctors, 2 Million Nurses Short, Vice President Calls On Private-Public Partnership For Remedy
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu called upon private hospitals, medical colleges, nursing institutions and people in medical fraternity to adopt schools in their respective neighbourhoods and counsel the students on preventive healthcare.
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UK To Ease Visa Cap On Indian Doctors, Nurses
The UK government is set to ease its immigration cap blocking professionals such as Indian doctors from being brought in to tackle shortages in the state-funded National Health Service (NHS).
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UK Health Service Turns To India To Plug Shortage Of Nurses
The UK's state-run National Health Service (NHS) is in talks with Apollo Hospitals to help plug nursing staff shortages in hospitals across the country.
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India Short Of Nearly Two Million Nurses
New Delhi: India is short of 1.94 million nurses, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of data from the Indian Nursing Council (INC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). International Nurses Day is observed on May 12 every year, and the acute shortage of nurses–attributable to low recruitment, migration, attrition and drop-outs due to poor wor...
