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ANMs to stage protest in Hyderabad demanding relief from heavy workloads and multiple targets. The union alleged that officials are harassing ANMs with excessive tasks, Aadhaar-linked attendance rules, and unrealistic completion goals, causing severe health issues

Khammam health officials have identified 82 disease hotspots amid a sharp rise in dengue and viral fevers. Over 40,000 cases have been reported this year, with sanitation cited as a key issue

A major case of negligence has emerged in Vikarabad, where brand-new Kanti Velugu spectacles, part of a state-run public health initiative, were discovered dumped in garbage yards. Despite video evidence circulating on social media, officials have yet to provide a response.

Decision follows inspections by food safety officials that revealed deplorable conditions in the kitchens of several restaurants; the labs will be located to cover both urban and semi-urban areas with high density of restaurants

BRS Working president KT Rama Rao said he was extremely shocked and pained over the incident.

Contract workers under National Health Mission (NHM), TVVP, Director of Medical Education (DME), frequently suffer from delayed release of salaries in Telangana State.

In a medical camp organised by the Health Department at the Social Welfare boys' hostel student noticed that expired medicines are been given to the student to cure ailments.

Unions representing ANMs from all medical departments, in a meeting on Friday, said that contract ANMs who have been working for the past 20 years are unhappy over the government's failure to fulfill the promises made during previous protests. As a result, all the unions have united and have decided to launch a major indefinite strike from December 19.

Many of them have been discharging duties for 18 year to 20 years at meager salary and are facing an uncertain future, with nothing to fall upon after retirement

Extreme cold can cause hypothermia, injuries, and even death if precautions are not taken. The advisory urges that anyone noticing symptoms such as shivering, exhaustion, confusion, fumbling hands, memory loss, slurred speech, drowsiness, or infants with cold skin, bright red color, and low energy should seek immediate medical attention.

DCP S. Rashmi Perumal, laid focus on two primary concerns - providing immediate shelter for those living on the streets and ensuring the well-being and dignity of those living on the streets and dignified handling of unidentified bodies.

Besides Huzurabad and Jammikunta hospitals, the situation also persists in Gandhi, NIMS and all other government hospitals in the State, said the MLA

Oil balls made up of saw dust and dipped in engine oil, application of pyrethrum spray, and the traditional fogging, containing insecticide Malathion have been deployed on a war footing basis to control the breeding of mosquitoes.

As a result of negative resting, such cases are recorded as ‘suspected dengue’ by the Telangana State Public Health department, but no attempt is underway to understand whether a different viral agent is responsible for triggering the rise of such dengue-like infections.

Unfazed by a drizzle, Vijaya Sundari, along with her husband and ASHA Anusha conducted an immunization programme at the interior Jendaguda village in Indervelli mandal by wading through a flooding stream.

The general transfers that are being taken-up in the health department has left the community of government doctors in Telangana State disgruntled. A large section of doctors express their frustration over the ambiguity surrounding the process of transferring government doctors in the State.

The minister further told the officials to prevent inconvenience to the public due to floods and heavy rains. She asked them to take steps to avoid human loss.

The State government, has also accorded permission to the State health department to complete the recruitment of 4,356 vacant posts in various medical colleges on contract basis for a period of one-year

Such employees have been given just one-day to report i.e. by 5 pm on Thursday, February 8, 2024 to report back to their original postings.

The Mumbai civic body has directed the officials of its health department to launch a special drive to check the quality of sweets and mawa.