Students do not have access to toilets in government schools as they have lower student-toilet ratio than the prescribed norms under the Swachh Vidyalaya Scheme. Government schools in the city lack an adequate number of hygienic toilets for students to use. The student–toilet ratio in the government schools does not match the prescribed norms. The […]
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Sellers say they will continue to sell the product as people are still buying. Johnson and Johnson had announced that it will discontinue its talc-based baby powder globally in 2023. However, it continues to sell at pharmacies in places like Jayanagar and on e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart. Countries like the United States, United […]
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The mandatory inclusion of mental health in health insurance plan has too many conditions to make any significant changes. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India’s directive that makes it mandatory to include mental illnesses under health insurances has multiple clauses that exclude basic mental health expenses and problems. It covers only four mental […]
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ASHA workers have been protesting from May of this year and have yet to receive their salaries ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers from Bangalore Urban district and those under BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) complained that they are unable to receive incentive payments from the Central Government due to technical issues with the Reproductive […]
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Fair Price Shops in Bengaluru are having technical issues with the bio metric fingerprint scanners. The bio metric scanners at fair price shops in Bengaluru are having technical issues like, finger recognition and connecting to the internet to work properly. Finger scanning and the ration cards are the only ways to get ration and issues […]
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Primary Health Centre (PHC) of K.Gollahalliis unable to reap the benefits of solar powered healthcare. The solar-powered electricity has stopped working at PHC of K.Gollahalli. Dr. Shalini, Medical Officer at PHC in K. Gollahalli said, “Earlier, the PHC was powered by solar energy but it has stopped working since last year.” The government has recommended […]
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Female sterilization has increased by 9 percent in the state while male falls to zero. A report by National Family Health Survey suggests, vasectomies went from 0.2 percent in 2016 to zero in 2021. While, tubectomies saw an increase from 48.6 percent to 57.5 percent in five years. Dr Aarti Kulkarni a Gynaecologist said that […]
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Official says that there is a shortage of blood donations as many IT companies are still functioning in work-from-home mode. Blood banks are facing an acute shortage of blood donations from Information Technology (IT) companies after the pandemic, as most companies are still continuing the work-from-mode culture that was initiated during lock downs. Ashok H […]
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Two tier beds in destitute homes remain vacant as it is hard for the elderly to climb. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has provided two tier beds in destitute homes which are not accessible to elderly people. Each destitute home has 20 to 40 beds and all the beds are two tier bunk beds. Saaramana, […]
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Expert says incidence of heart attack reduce by almost 80 percent by donating blood. Donating blood can help in preventing major heart diseases in the donor. Dr. R. Shreelatha, Professor and Head of Department (HOD) of Immunohematology and Blood Bank Transfusion at Victoria Hospital said, “People are unaware about the fact that donating blood can […]
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