SRINAGAR — The union ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday informed the Lok Sabha that one medical college has been approved for Leh at a cost of Rs 325 crore, which is to be shared between Centre and the UT Administration of Ladakh in the ratio of 90:10. In a written reply, Union […]
KULGAM — In a shocking development, Dextrose Normal Saline (DNS) was not available in a primary health center (PHC) at Nehama area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, thereby making patients suffer. A local told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that DNS was not available at the government hospital, forcing him to buy it from […]
SRINAGAR — Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Sunday said Covid-19 case counts have lost relevance as they don’t reflect the same as they used to. “Covid case numbers cause unnecessary panic and fear among people,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said early in the pandemic daily case count […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday accorded sanction to the creation of Department of Hospital Administration in Government Medical Colleges of Srinagar and Jammu. According to an order, sanction has been accorded to the creation of the Department of Hospital Administration in Government Medical Colleges of Srinagar and Jammu in tune with the […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government has reconstituted Governing body of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura Srinagar headed by Lieutenant Governor. According to a order, a sanction has been accorded to re-constitution of the governing body of SKIMS Soura. As per order, Lieutenant Governor will be the chairman of the committee, while […]
UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA — A new sub-lineage BA.2.75 of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in countries like India and the World Health Organisation is following this, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “On COVID-19, globally reported cases have increased nearly 30 per cent over the past two weeks. Four out of six of […]
SRINAGAR — Alleging that the Cardiac ICU at SKIMS Soura has been closed by the hospital administration and is being shifted to some unsafe place, faculty members of a major department (CVTS) have gone on protest from 29 June 2022 demanding the stationing and up gradation of the ICU at SKIMS, sources in the hospital […]
SRINAGAR — Health and Medical Education Department on Friday issued a final show cause notice to 16 doctors for their unauthorized absence from duties. According to the notice, H&ME department stated that in some cases notices were served to these doctors by Director Health Services, Jammu/Kashmir and in some cases by Administrative Department, wherein an […]
SRINAGAR — On doctors’ day, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday demanded setting up of a medical university in Kashmir. “Medical university in Kashmir is the need of the hour” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said Jammu and Kashmir (JK) has dozens of medical institutions, including medical, dental and paramedical colleges, […]
NEW DELHI — COVID-19 vaccines prevented over 42 lakh potential deaths in India in 2021, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, reported Press Trust of India (PTI). The study based its findings on the estimates of “excess” mortalities in the country during the pandemic. Globally, the study based on […]