Health Bulletin 16/October/2025
Here are the top health stories for the day:
152 NEET Counselling Candidates Under Maha CET Cell Scrutiny for Fake Documents
The Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (CET) cell has issued notices to 152 candidates for allegedly submitting incorrect documents during the ongoing NEET UG third round counselling for the academic year 2025 under the state quota, setting a deadline of October 16 to submit valid documents.
Supreme Court Slams States, UTs for Ignoring ICU-CCU Guidelines, Issues Contempt Notices
Slamming the officials of 28 States and Union Territories for their 'casual' failure to comply with the Court's directive to formulate nationwide standards for Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and Critical Care Units (CCUs), the Supreme Court of India has issued contempt notices to them and summoned the concerned Additional Chief Secretary or the senior-most health officials of those States/UTs.
The Apex Court bench, comprising Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullan and N. Kotiswar Singh, also asked all the concerned officers to appear before the Court on November 20, 2025, along with affidavits explaining why no action should be taken against them for their casual approach towards the Court's orders.
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Kerala Targets Universal Healthcare Coverage by 2031, Says Health Minister
Kerala Health Minister Veena George presented the policy document 'Kerala's Health Sector Vision 2031' during the Vision 2031-Health Seminar, announcing the state's goal of achieving healthcare for all by 2031.
George stated that the speciality medical services would be decentralised and infrastructural facilities would be further strengthened.
"Trauma care and emergency response systems will be made more robust, and equality in access to health services will be ensured," the minister said, news agency PTI reported.
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Kerala Health Minister announces universal healthcare coverage by 2031
WHO Warns of Rising Antibiotic Resistance, Highlights India’s Growing Vulnerability
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised a global alarm over antibiotic resistance, revealing that in 2023, one in six bacterial infections worldwide were resistant to standard antibiotic treatments. The 2025 WHO report highlights a sharp rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), with over 40% of pathogen-antibiotic combinations showing increased resistance between 2018 and 2023. This surge is especially severe in South-East Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean, where about one in three infections are now resistant, posing a dire threat to healthcare systems, particularly in regions with weaker diagnostics and care access.
India faces an acute AMR crisis, driven by a high infectious disease burden, unregulated antibiotic use, environmental contamination, and uneven implementation of national action plans. The country recorded 297,000 deaths directly attributable to AMR in 2019, with major pathogens such as Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae showing alarming resistance levels. Consequences include treatment failures, increased mortality, longer hospital stays, and threats to routine medical procedures. Addressing this requires stringent antibiotic stewardship, improved surveillance, awareness campaigns, and coordinated multi-sectoral action to preserve antibiotic effectiveness and safeguard public health.
Reference: https://www.who.int/news/item/13-10-2025-who-warns-of-widespread-resistance-to-common-antibiotics-worldwide
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