Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have jumped in India to 28, as Union Government officials and state-level authorities urge calm. At the time of writing, 28 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in India, with 25 active cases. The initial three cases were reported among students in the state of Kerala, who had returned to India …
Doctors in Karnataka must display awareness and knowledge of the yogic sciences, a government official has said. Dr K. Sudhakar, the Minister of Medical Education in the Karnataka state government, addressed a convocation ceremony at the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute recently. There, he said that “doctors must have good knowledge of yoga and …
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Multiple Indian states are witnessing an increase in their number of breast cancer cases according to recent data, suggesting an uptick in rates of one of the major public health threats to Indian women. As previously reported by Health Issues India, “breast cancer… is the most common type of cancer among Indian women and, together …
Karnataka’s immunisation coverage among children has reached 99 percent as part of centrally-led efforts to increase vaccination rates against multiple infectious diseases. ‘Indradhanush 2’ was announced earlier this year in a bid to, as previously noted by Health Issues India, “boost vaccination coverage for those who are either unimmunised or only partially immunised, to further …
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The state health and family welfare department in Karnataka is embarking on a recruitment drive to fill almost a thousand vacant specialist doctor positions in the state. Karnataka has just one doctor for every 13,556 people, versus the national average of one doctor for 10,926 people and World Health Organization recommendations of one for every …
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The Bengaluru doctors’ strike over an assault on two of their colleagues could mushroom into a national movement. Allegedly, two resident doctors at Minto Hospital were “manhandled” by members of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV), a pro-Kannada organisation. The dispute originated from a demand for compensation for patients at a camp for the treatment of …
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The Centre has claimed success with its flagship healthcare scheme, Ayushman Bharat. However, in Karnataka, implementation faces numerous challenges related to human resources and infrastructure. Karnataka administers Ayushman Bharat under the scheme Ayushman Bharat-Arogya Karnataka (ABArK). Recently, it has been reported that community health centres (CHCs) are underperforming in relation to the scheme with understaffing …
Experts have called for Karnataka to formulate a new strategy in tackling Kyasanur forest disease (KFD) or ‘monkey fever’. The disease, which is endemic in south Asia, made headlines at the beginning of this year following an outbreak in the Shivamogga district. Between November 2018 and April 2019, 342 KFD infections were reported in the …
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The diphtheria vaccine is an essential component of ensuring child health – making it concerning news that so many children in Karnataka are missing out on it. Vaccination coverage among children aged between five and six is just 48 percent in the state, with regards to the DPT booster-2 vaccine – targeting diphtheria, pertussis (or …
An estimated 25 medical students at the Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Kalaburagi district in Karnataka have contracted diphtheria. The outbreak of the disease has been traced to the GIMS Girl Hostel. Of the 25 cases, five have been treated at the outpatient department and were permitted to leave as their condition was …
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