Health Bulletin 26/ July/ 2024 - Video
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Overview
Here are the top health stories for the day:
NMC sets deadline for medical colleges to upload and update faculty lists monthly, warns of action
Through a recent notice, the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed all medical colleges to upload the faculty list by 31st July 2024.
The Commission has further asked the medical institutes to update the faculty list every month. It specified that the deadline for such updating shall be the last day of every month.
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Union Health Budget 2024: Minimal funding increase for three central government hospitals
The central government-run hospitals in the national capital received a slight increase in budget allocation in the recent union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, compared to the previous year.
On Tuesday, the minister announced the budget allocation of three central government hospitals including All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi, Ram Manohar Lohia (RML), and Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC).
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Illegal nursing homes: Delhi government demands information on 7 officials
The Delhi government has instructed the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to provide detailed information about seven officials as part of a vigilance investigation into suspected irregularities and unlawful registration practices at private nursing homes.
According to a PTI report, the health department, in a communication to the Directorate General of Health Services, Delhi, said the Directorate of Vigilance has sought detailed biodata of seven officers, "along with specific recommendations containing role and responsibilities of each accused officer" in the matter.
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NMC issues warning: No tolerance for fake fingerprints in AEBAS system
Taking cognisance of the instances of attendance impersonation in the Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS) using silicon/fake fingerprints in medical colleges, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has now issued a warning to all faculty members.
Stating that the faculties must mark their attendance personally in the AEBAS system, the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the Commission has warned to take appropriate action against any such instances of impersonation.
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