Health Bulletin 17/December/2021

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3000 Plus Doctors Attending NEOCON 2021: Doctors Conference Under HC Scanner

While considering a plea filed by a doctor who has challenged the upcoming doctor's conference NEOCON-2021 in Bengaluru, the Karnataka High Court has recently sought to know from the State Government if the State has given any permission for organizing such an event.

NEOCON-2021 is expected to host more than 3,000 delegates (medical professionals) across India and the neighboring countries.

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3000 Plus Doctors Attending NEOCON 2021: Doctors Conference Under HC Scanner

After Dumka, Medical Colleges In Palamu, Hazaribagh Get NMC Nod For 100 MBBS Seats Each

 Bringing good news to the medical aspirants in Jharkhand, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has finally given its nod for the MBBS courses at state-run medical colleges in Palamu and Hazaribagh.

The confirmation regarding this has come from the State Health Minister Banna Gupta on Wednesday morning, reports TOI.

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After Dumka, Medical Colleges In Palamu, Hazaribagh Get NMC Nod For 100 MBBS Seats Each

MBBS Classes Started At 7 Out Of 11 New AIIMS, Health Minister Provides Update

Through a written reply to the questions raised in the parliament, the Union Health Minister, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya updated the parliament about AIIMS projects status. 11 AIIMS are coming up under Phase V, VI and VII of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).

11 news AIIMS are coming at Guwahati, Darbhanga, Bathinda, Bilaspur (HP), Jammu, Kashmir, Deoghar (Jharkhand), Madurai, Rajkot, Bibinagar, Manethi, Haryana. Out of these 11 new AIIMS coming up, construction has already started at 6 locations while two new AIIMS at Manethi and Darbhanga are awaiting land allocation. 7 of these AIIMS have already commenced MBBS classes with classes starting in 2019-20 session at Bibinagar, Deoghar and Bhatina and in 2020-21 session at Rajkot, Jammu, Bilaspur and Darbhanga, the minister informed Lok Sabha.

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MBBS Classes Started At 7 Out Of 11 New AIIMS, Health Minister Provides Update

Hyderabad doctor removes 156 kidney stones from single patient

UK hospitals brace for Omicron wave as daily cases hit fresh record