Health Bulletin 12/ May/ 2025 - Video

Despite the proposal for a model law to protect healthcare professionals from violence being acknowledged by the National Task Force (NTF), there has been no significant development in this regard.

As per the recent RTI response, the National Task Force, which was constituted by the Supreme Court to ensure the safety of doctors and healthcare workers, had requested the Government to prepare the draft model law for States/Union Territories to protect healthcare professionals. Consequently, the Union Health Ministry on September 5, 2024, constituted a sub-group with DGMS (Navy) as the convener, under the National Task Force, to strengthen the legal framework across all States. However, there is no clarity on any development in this regard, the Ministry of Home Affairs informed in response to the RTI, filed by Dr. KV Babu, a Kerala-based Health activist.

The Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) has invited online application for Faculty posts on Direct Recruitment Basis in Medical Education Department. The selection will be done based on the written exam and interview.

KPSC is a body created by the Constitution of India. The Commission advise the Government on all matters relating to civil services referred to it under Article 320 (3) of the Constitution and publish notifications inviting applications for selection to various posts as per the requisitions of the appointing authorities, conduct written test and/or practical tests, physical efficiency test and interview, prepare ranked list based on the performance of the candidates and advise candidates for appointment strictly based on their merit and observing the rules of reservation as and when vacancies are reported. The Head Office of the Kerala Public Service Commission is situated at Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, the State Capital.

A high-level committee of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh, on Friday conducted a comprehensive spot visit to the Advanced Trauma Centre (ATC) at the hospital aimed to assess the emergency preparedness and readiness of the facility in light of the escalating tense situation between India and Pakistan.

The committee, led by PGIMER Director Prof Vivek Lal, reviewed the current preparations for managing patient influx amid the prevailing tense scenario.

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) is going to open the Pre-Final Selective Edit Window to rectify Deficient/Incorrect Images in National Eligibility and Entrance Test-Postgraduate (NEET PG) exam 2025 applications soon. Recently, NBEMS ended the registration process for the NEET PG exam 2025.