Health Bulletin 10/ October/ 2024
Here are the top health news for the day:
Top NMC posts lying vacant, govt invites applications
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has invited applications to fill up the vacant posts in the four Autonomous Boards of the National Medical Commission (NMC), Mint has reported.
Applications have been invited for the posts of President, Secretary, and members of the Commission, along with the key positions in the four boards under the NMC.
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TN doctors oppose the facial recognition attendance system implementation
Objecting to the proposal of implementing a facial recognition-based attendance system for government doctors, the Service Doctors and Post Graduates recently approached the Chief Secretary of the State Government.
Writing to the Chief Secretary, the General Secretary of Service Doctors and Post Graduates Association (SDPGA), A. Ramalingam questioned the need to implement such an attendance system for doctors employed under the Directorates of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and Medical and Rural Health Services, The Hindu has reported.
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Doctors seek clarity from NMC on RGUHS PG final exam eligibility confusion
Highlighting the concerns regarding the contradictory eligibility criteria set by the National Medical Commission (NMC) and the State Health Universities, the doctors have sought clarification from the Postgraduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) of the Apex Medical Commission.
In this regard, the United Doctors Front Association (UDFA) referred to a recent notice issued by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) on 01.10.2024 and also the notice issued by NMC on 06.09.2024 and claimed that these two notices have created confusion in the minds of the PG students of the 2021 batch who are due to appear for their final exams.
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Calcutta high court directs centre to upgrade West Bengal AIIMS for post-mortem facilities like AIIMS Delhi
On Tuesday, the Calcutta High Court stated that the AIIMS in Kalyani, West Bengal, should be upgraded to match the standards of AIIMS Delhi or Rishikesh. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh made these remarks while addressing a plea for the post-mortem of a minor girl who was raped and murdered in Jaynagar, directing that it be conducted at the AIIMS hospital in Kalyani.
On Wednesday’s hearing, the Court was informed that the hospital lacked the infrastructure for conducting a post-mortem, which would have to be conducted at a nearby hospital.
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