Rajasthan govt puts retirement of doctors on hold

Facing shortage of specialist doctors, the Rajasthan government has decided to put on hold retirement of doctors from government service […]

Haryana to provide round the clock health services

Round-the-clock health services will be provided by Haryana’s health department at all primary health centres and community health centres in the state.

UP Government alerts State Health Department

The Uttar Pradesh government has alerted the State Health Department in the wake of the swine flu outbreak in Europe and America and directed the medical check-up of people arriving from Nepal and at airports in the State.

CMCH to get status upgrade, but lack treatment facilities

Though the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) will soon be upgraded to the status of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), it will still lack modern treatment facilities for patients suffering from cancer.

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[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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Rural healthcare improvement high on J and K govt agenda

The Jammu and Kashmir government has taken a slew of initiatives and administrative reforms to improve healthcare facilities in rural areas of the state.

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[This article was published in the March 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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Hinduja

The Hinduja group has evinced an interest to set up a state-of-the-art medicity near Kolkata. The proposed medicity will house a medical college, a dental college, a nurses