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Primary health centres (PHCs) in Kothagudem district are set to face a severe shortage of doctors as 32 out of 65 medical officers are leaving to pursue postgraduate courses. With only 28 doctors remaining, many PHCs, especially those in remote agency areas, will be managed by nurses and support staff.

Experts at a post-budget webinar highlighted the growing burden of mental and neurological disorders and the urgent need to expand institutional capacity. They stressed that non-communicable diseases account for over 60 per cent of deaths, with mental health conditions being a major contributor to disability-adjusted life years.

Union Minister Anupriya Patel clarified in Parliament that CDSCO has not banned paracetamol in India, countering recent rumours. While certain Fixed Dose Combinations involving paracetamol are restricted, standalone paracetamol remains approved for use.

They demanded immediate implementation of promises that were made by health authorities related to payment of 100 per cent gross salary along with 7 months of PRC salary arrears

Along with members of AITUC, the DEOs on Thursday participated in dharna, demanding release of their full salaries under NHM

As India marches towards Viksit Bharat, well-being of rural population must be at the forefront

There are over 17,000 contract employees under the NHM in Telangana discharging their duties in 78 different cadres of the health department.

The Chief Minister, during the meeting, briefed him about the initiatives being taken in the health sector by the State government.

Inordinate delay in release of salaries is impacting public health initiatives, as NHM workers are finding it difficult to focus on implementing the schemes while they remain unpaid for nearly 60-days, former Health Minister, T Harish Rao on Thursday said.

There are nearly 17,000 contract employees recruited under NHM in Telangana and are involved in healthcare schemes that are sponsored by the Central Government

According to official figures, 2,915 people were infected in 2022 as against 1,980 in 2021

District Collector and Chairman District Selection Committee (DSC) Rajiv Gandhi Hanumanthu has approved the provisional merit for the posts of Medical Officer

Hyderabad: Following assurances from Health Minister, T Harish Rao, 423 contract nurses at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), who have been boycotting their duties for the past fortnight, have called off their stir on Wednesday. The NIMS contract nurses were demanding a pay hike and other benefits that were being extended to nurses who […]

Hyderabad: The Registrar General of India’s Sample Registration System (SRS) released the latest special bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India (2017-19). As per the World Health Organisation, maternal death is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy […]

Sitharaman said that the main interventions under the scheme will support over 17,000 rural and 11,000 urban wellness centres.

Medical and Health Dept had in November, 2017 announced setting up of the facility at MGMH, Warangal