Karnataka has 1,410 active COVID cases, and the government has enough vaccines in stock, says the centre’s Health Minister. COVID cases are rising in Bengaluru as Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is testing more people. Dr. Balasundar, Chief Health Officer of BBMP said, “Earlier we were testing 800 people and now we are testing 3,000 people […]
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Hospitals in Bangalore are surrounded by high decibel levels of noise, hampering the recovery of patients and efficiency of the staff. Patients are suffering as decibel levels outside several hospitals in the city are much higher than the prescribed limits. The patients admitted in Brookefield Hospital near Whitefield said, they were unable to get a […]
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Ghaziabad hospitals were directed to reserve 10 ICU beds for children, in order to gear up for the ‘third wave’ of the pandemic, which is expected to primarily affect children. Ghaziabad: Private hospitals treating Covid-19 in Ghaziabad have been unable to reserve Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds for Children, as directed by the district magistrate. […]
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Due to the ongoing second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, many government hospitals aren’t able to admit non-COVID patients with terminal diseases. Kolkata: Due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, most government hospitals are only admitting COVID patients. This coupled with the unavailability of hospital beds, patients with health problems like […]
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The government hospital, PHCs and sub-centres of Sindagi taluk deprive of specialised doctors and medical staff. By Manasvi Gupta Samshed Begum Mullah of Ganihar village in Sindagi had to undergo her surgery in another district after suffering from a heart attack because of unavailability of doctors in her taluk. Sindagi has 76.82 per cent vacancy […]
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Medically relevant information, especially pertaining to non- communicable diseases (NCD) is missing in hospitals of the city. This makes it difficult for epidemiological research, diagnosis and further treatment. By Manasvi Gupta The rising burden of lethal diseases- the NCDs; unlike malaria and TB are overlooked by the governing authorities. NCDs like Cardiovascular Diseases, Cancer, Hypertension, Diabetes […]
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Despite the Fire Department notice to hospitals to maintain fire norms, city hospitals failed to get clearance certificate. By Lanka Samanth Bangalore, April 8, 2019 The Fire and Emergency Services in Bangalore has issued notices to around 200 hospitals in the city, asking the hospitals to maintain all fire norms. “If any hospital fails to […]
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Preference to be given to poor people, younger patients, and sole breadwinners of a family. By Praveena Parthiban Bangalore, Feb. 5, 2019. Angioplasty, a medical procedure that unblocks coronary arteries and restores blood flow to the heart, is being done for free for economically underprivileged patients under the campaign ‘Heal a Heart’. This program started […]
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