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XLRI-Packard Foundation Workshop for Public Health Professionals
Jamshedpur (The Pioneer, Aug 7): With an aim to promote the leadership development in the health sector, the premier B-school XLRI is conducting a two-day workshop for public health professionals dealing in reproductive health.
The Appreciative Assessment and Reinforcement Workshop, started on Friday, is being held with the support of the David and Lucile- Packard Foundation for the past participants of this inittiative. The two jointly began work on the issue of Leadership Development for Reproductive Health Professionals in 2009.
Hundred cardiac surgeries in BNH within a year
Jamshedpur, Aug 1 (PTI) Over a hundred cardiac operations were performed at the cardiac surgery unit of Brahamananda Narayana Hrudayalay (BNH), Jamshedpur in less than a year. While the youngest patient who underwent open heart surgery was only 11-month-old weighing 7 kg, the oldest patient who underwent bypass surgery was 83-year-old. The patients included two from Uttar Pradesh, four from Bihar, 18 from West Bengal and the rest from Jharkhand. Addressing a press conference here, Dr. Perwaiz Alam, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon alongwith Dr. N K Das, Director (Medical Services), Dr.
No mid-day meal for 12 crore children?
NEW DELHI: Come July and 12 crore children benefiting from the mid-day meal (MDM) scheme may go without food as states have nearly run out of foodgrain and fresh supply is caught up in wrangling over the mode of payment.
Foodgrain for every quarter is usually lifted a month in advance.
But with June approaching and the department of food and public distribution and HRD ministry still to resolve differences on payment, there is no hope that rice and wheat will be lifted for the scheme for the next quarter.
Resolve mid-day meal tangle: States
Bangalore hospital reveals roadmap to better cardiac care
yderabad, February 7 -- Patients who need cardiac [pertaining to the heart.] care have a reason to rejoice. When the plans of the Bangalore-based hospital Narayana Hrudayalaya mature, affordable cardiac care would be more accessible to the masses.
Narayana Hrudayalaya has earmarked an amount of Rs 1,000 crores to be invested in the next five years in health cities. The ambitious plans include setting up more than 30,000 beds across the length and breadth of the country.
Jharkhand District Gets New School for HIV-infected Children
In Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district, the noble task of sheltering and nurturing HIV-infected children is underway.
The Holy Cross Society, led by Sister Britto, has taken up the mission of supporting children suffering from AIDS.
With the help of Jharkhand Education Project (JEP), the organization have started a school called Gyandeep Aavasiye Vidyalaya.
Currently home to 49 students, the school hopes to cover the rest of the children from the nearby districts soon.
Orissa doc down with swine flu
ROURKELA: A doctor enployed with SAIL tested positive for swine flu on Monday. A K Banwar, a doctor posted at SAIL's Kiriburu mines hospital, was
admitted to IGH here with severe respiratory problems on Thursday afternoon.
Suspecting swine flu, doctors sent his swab samples to Kolkata. The report came back positive on Monday. "We have kept him in isolation in the ICU and administered the necessary medicines," IGH deputy director S Mishra said. "We have also advised his wife, who is also a doctor at the same hospital, to take preventive drugs," Mishra added.
Red Cross blood camp a success
Jamshedpur, Oct. 1: Over 500 units of blood were collected at a blood donation camp organised by the district unit of Indian Red Cross Society to mark the National Blood Donation Day here today.
Chambers Bhavan, the venue of the camp, was teeming with donors who made a beeline from 8am. Voluntary Blood Donors Association and Jamshedpur Blood Bank also extended their support to make the camp a success.
No assembly session, but Jharkhand legislators keep getting salary
Ranchi, Sep 18 : In the eight months since president's rule was imposed in Jharkhand, state legislators have been getting their basic salary and medical expenses without having to do any work.
President's rule was imposed Jan 19 and since then the state assembly has been kept under suspended animation.
Under suspended animation, a legislator gets a salary of Rs.8,000 plus Rs.3,000 for medical facilities every month.
http://bihartimes.com/NewsAll/2009/Sep/newsAll20Sep4.html
Swine flu fear back in steel city
Jamshedpur, Sept. 15: After a month’s reprieve, the swine flu virus is once again threatening steel city residents.
Nutan Ali, a doctor and the owner of a nursing home at Mango, along with her daughter have tested positive for H1N1.
“I had been to New Delhi to visit my daughters and stayed there for a week. My younger daughter was down with cold when I left for Jamshedpur on September 9. The next day, I came to know that she was swine flu positive,” said Ali.
Women health attendants ready to make their mark in patient care
Tata Steel today awarded recognition to 43 female students who have passed out, under its guidance, as Community Health Providers (CHP) and Operation Theatre Assistants (OTA). The convocation ceremony was held at Tribal Culture Centre, Sonari.








