Hyderabad: The Health Department has been put on high alert following widespread rains in Telangana and all the health care workers have been directed to be available round-the-clock to meet any kind of medical emergencies. Anticipating a significant rise in seasonal diseases, especially water and vector-borne ailments due to the incessant rains, Health Minister T […]
Hyderabad: Health Minister T. Harish Rao, who inaugurated the National Conference on Prevention of Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Anemia on Saturday, has responded positively to an appeal made by the Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Society (TSCS) on issuing government orders for a mandatory antenatal test – HbA2 for every pregnant woman in the first trimester […]
Hyderabad: Aarogyasri healthcare facilities will be now available at Primary Health Centres (PHC) across Telangana, Health Minister, T Harish Rao said here on Tuesday. As part of these efforts, Harish Rao has directed all the PHCs in the State to prepare and enroll themselves in the Aarogyasri Health Insurance initiative of Telangana government. To promote […]
Hyderabad: Stage is set for tertiary government hospitals in Telangana to start conducting high-end orthopaedic surgeries like total knee and hip replacements. All major knee replacement surgeries covered under Aarogyasri health insurance will be conducted in government hospitals, Health Minister, T Harish Rao on Sunday said. At a consultation meet on ways to improve specialty […]
Adilabad: Women thanked Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for implementing numerous welfare, development and empowerment schemes for women in Telangana State. They took out a bullock cart rally and performed ksheerabhisekam to a flex poster of Rao, as part of ‘Mahila Bandhu K Chandrashekhar Rao’ celebrations being organised to mark the International Women’s Day celebrations […]
Hyderabad: The Health Minister, T Harish Rao on Friday urged Osmania General Hospital (OGH) and Gandhi Hospital to improve the quality of healthcare services for the urban poor in Hyderabad. In a review meeting on the healthcare facilities and civic works being taken up at OGH and Gandhi Hospital here on Friday, Harish Rao assured […]
Hyderabad: The State government on Saturday launched medical infrastructure works worth Rs 10.91 crore at the Fever Hospital, which includes a state-of the-art outpatient block to accommodate over 1,000 patients, a dialysis facility at a cost of Rs 50 lakh and a high-end mortuary facility worth Rs 60 lakh. Health Minister T Harish Rao, laying […]
Warangal: Narsampet MLA Peddi Sudharshan Reddy said on Thursday that at least 400 poor people in the constituency were getting financial assistance under the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) every month. The scheme is a boon for the poor who suffer from diseases that are not covered under Aarogyasri, he said. The MLA was speaking […]
Suryapet: The Congress leaders held a day-long sit-in “Sathyagraha Deeksha” at Suryapet and Nalgonda demanding that the state government include treatment of Corona and black fungus in Aarogyasri scheme. Led by District Congress Committee (DCC) president Cheviti Venkanna, the Congress leaders conducted the Sathyagraha Deeksha in Red Bhavan at Suryapet. Speaking on the occasion, Venkanna […]
Hyderabad: The integration of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) with the State’s ‘Aarogyasri’ will benefit about 26 lakh families (around 1.3 crore individuals), the National Health Authority (NHA) has said. Each family is entitled to avail free healthcare coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh per year for secondary and tertiary […]
