Health Bulletin 19/July/2022

Here are the Top Health stories for the day:

After second monkey pox case Centre mandates screening of foreign travellers

The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has reviewed the functioning of health screening of international travellers arriving in India at airports and ports. The meeting was attended by Airport and Port Health Officers (APHOs/PHOs) and Regional Directors from Regional Offices of Health & Family Welfare. They were advised to ensure strict health screening of all arriving international travellers which can minimize the risk of importation of monkeypox cases into the country.

They were advised and re-oriented in clinical presentation of monkeypox disease as per MoHFW's 'Guidelines for Management of Monkeypox Disease'. They were also advised to coordinate with other stakeholder agencies like Immigration at international ports and airports to streamline health screening processes besides ensuring suitable linkages with hospital facilities earmarked to each port of entry for timely referral and isolation.

Pregnancies up to 24 weeks of unmarried women arising out of consensual relationships not covered under MTP Act: Delhi HC

Turning down the plea of medical termination of pregnancy for a 25-year-old pregnant woman, the Delhi High Court bench recently held that pregnancies up to 24 weeks of unmarried women, arising out of consensual relationships are not covered by any of the clauses under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules, 2003.

However, the bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad has agreed to consider the plea urging to include unmarried women within the ambit of the Rule 3B of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules 2002 for termination of pregnancy under clause (b) of sub-section (2) Section 3 of the MTP Act, for a period of up to twenty-four weeks.

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Pregnancies Up To 24 Weeks Of Unmarried Women Arising Out Of Consensual Relationships Not Covered Under MTP Act: Delhi HC

Only Dr MGR Medical University can grant affiliation to TN Medical Colleges: Madras HC disagrees with PPP Model

Disagreeing with the Single bench judgment in favour of Pubic-private partnership model in medical education, the Division bench of Madras High Court recently made it clear that all the medical colleges or institutes in Tamil Nadu would be required to get the affiliation from Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University.

The HC Division bench comprising of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice N. Mala referred to Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University Chennai Act of 1987 and set aside the Single-judge bench order which had earlier stated, "public-private partnership in imparting education will augur well for citizens and also for the cause of social justice."

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Only Dr MGR Medical University Can Grant Affiliation To TN Medical Colleges: Madras HC Disagrees With PPP Model