Hungund: taluk hospital functioning with half strength

While several southern states like Karnataka have achieved the required ratio of doctors per lakh population, rural areas continue to face shortage of specialist doctors. If you live in an urban or metropolitan city, you have a range of hospitals and private clinics in a locality to choose from for your treatment. But Rahman Basheer, […]

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BPL cards don’t soften knee surgery costs

Patients are suffering as they are not able to bear the cost of knee operations provided by government hospitals. Patients below the poverty line have to pay high charges for knee replacements despite promises to the contrary by the previous government. Former Health and Family Welfare minister, Mr KR Ramesh Kumar had made a statement […]

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Migrant workers: Lost in Bengaluru’s healthcare system

Migrant workers find it difficult to avail the welfare board schemes in Bengaluru as waiting periods are long. Moreover, many labourers are unaware of the healthcare system in Karnataka and often resort to self-treatment. Bengaluru might be a medical tourist spot for the middle and upper class, but for the poor labourers migrating from in […]

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RCH portal technicalities still unresolved

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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