Health Bulletin 29/ March/ 2025 - Video
Overview
Here are the top health news for the day:
In a move to enhance healthcare infrastructure, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has sanctioned Rs 2 crore under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative for King George Hospital (KGH) in Visakhapatnam. This initiative aims to provide quality medical care to marginalized and economically disadvantaged communities.
The funding was formalized through a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed between NTPC and the Visakhapatnam district collector. This collaboration is part of NTPC's ongoing commitment to improving healthcare access and research facilities within the region.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, is grappling with shortages of Senior Residents (SR) and Junior Residents (JR) despite ongoing recruitment processes for these posts in academic and non academic category, according to data presented in the Lok Sabha by Union Minitser of Health and Family Welfare, shri Prataprao Jadhav.
"The posts of Senior Residents (SR) and Junior Residents (JR) are tenure posts, and creation of new posts and admission/recruitment against vacant posts is a continuous process," said the minister in a written reply to a series of queries raised in the parliament.
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In a major development in the ongoing “MBBS exam scam” investigation at Pandit BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak (UHSR), a student from another private medical college in the state has come forward. This is a different institution from the one against whose 24 MBBS students an FIR was lodged on February 15 following a complaint by the UHSR security officer about exam irregularities.
So far, three employees of UHSR have been arrested in connection with this scam. Along with this, one of the accused revealed during police interrogation that the answer sheet of a student of another private medical college was smuggled out soon after her 2023 examination. “The answer sheet was reattempted at the house of a UHSR employee before being re-submitted to the university, with assistance from the student section assistant and a peon from the secrecy branch,” the sources said.
In an effort to ensure affordable and quality medicines for patients, the Delhi government has mandated the procurement of medicines exclusively from Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendras (PMBJK) for all its hospitals and health centres. Local purchases are only allowed in emergency situations, official said.
The step aims to bring transparency to the medicine procurement process, ensuring affordable and quality medicines for patients, officials said.
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Dr. Garima Soni
BDS, MDS(orthodontics)