Health

Rural hospitals follow SOPs: Director Health on unnecessary referrals to LD

SRINAGAR — Despite upgradation in maternity services in the valley, the unnecessary referrals from Kashmir’s rural hospitals continue to overburden LD maternity hospital which has become a grave concern for the patients. Five years back, the Health and Medical Education Department issued Standard Operating Protocol (SoP) for instituting answerability in healthcare institutes in case of […]

Kashmir

GMC Srinagar suspends student over blasphemous post

SRINAGAR — A non-local medical student at the Srinagar Government Medical College here was suspended on Wednesday following protests by fellow students against his alleged blasphemous post on a caller app. “Apropos certain reports from GMC Srinagar, it is to inform that immediate cognisance of the matter was taken by GMC Srinagar administration. Pending enquiry […]

Kashmir

Govt assigns additional charge of Principal GMC Srinagar to Dr. Iffat Hassan

SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday assigned the additional charge of Principal, Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar to Dr. Iffat Hassan. According to Government’s Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department, Dr. Iffat Hassan has been appointed as Principal, Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar in view of the superannuation of Dr. […]