Yelahanka’s Ayushmati Clinics keep patients waiting as doctors are unavailable. Ayushmati Clinics in Yelahanka, even after almost a month of inauguration, do not have positions filled. They are still struggling to fill vacancies which were allotted by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanaga Palike (BBMP). This BBMP collaboration with the Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) is not functioning in […]
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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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As of September 2022, Karnataka has the fifth highest number of swine flu cases in India. The high price of the swine flu vaccine is causing people to avoid getting vaccinated, even as the number of cases is rising every day. Swine flu is a communicable viral disease which causes upper and lower respiratory tract […]
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Residents of Devagere have to travel about two kilometers for basic medical supplies. Residents of Devagere have no access to basic medicines in case of an emergency. The nearest medical stores are in Nallakamba Circle and Thagachaguppe, both of which are approximately two kilometers away. Shamim, a resident of Devagere, said, “If we want to […]
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Lack of well-defined policies and basic facilities prevent Primary Health Centers (PHCs) in the state from switching to solar energy. On a scorching hot Tuesday morning, a woman dressed in a pink gown and cap unlocks the door of a health center. A long line of – children, old women, and the sick– wait to […]
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Doctors in these PHCs are concerned about patient load. Primary Health Center (PHC) authorities said that they face is a shortage of human resources. Dr. Girija, a PHC Medical officer from Kumbalgudu said, “Here the patient load is more so we are having lack of health staff, though doctors are sufficient, but we have a […]
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This helps maintain temperature standards, regardless of continuity of electricity supply. Primary health care centers in Konanakunte and Yelachenahalli in Bangalore south are using uninterrupted power supply (UPS) units and generators, to maintain the optimum temperature of the Ice – lined refrigerators (ILRs) and Deep Freezers. A pharmacist, Bhuvneshwari at PHC Konanakunte said she has […]
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Many running Primary Healthcare Centers in Rural Bangalore are equipped with one doctor when the IPHS guideline prescribes at least two. Bibek Baidya Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC), such as K. Gollahalli and Konankunte, have only one doctor who treats the whole village. Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) guidelines say every 24/7 PHC should have a […]
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Even as the country dreams of an Ayushmaan Bharat, people of Nellupuram slum are unable to access the facilities offered by Primary Healthcare Centres. By Yashasvini Razdan The residents of Nellupuram slum lack access to basic healthcare facilities. The mobile urban health units, announced by former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in 2014, haven’t been brought into […]
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