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No Doctor, Bihar Woman, 28, Dies During Birth Control Surgery By Compounder
A 28-year-old woman has died in Bihar's Samastipur, allegedly after a junior staff at a private healthcare centre performed a sterilisation surgery on her in the doctor's absence. Police have said they are investigating the matter.
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64 Doctors Dismissed In Bihar Over Absence From Duty For Over 5 Years
The Bihar government on Friday dismissed 64 doctors from service for remaining absent from duty without authorisation for over five years, officials said.
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1,800 Bihar Health Care Centres Issued Closure Warning Over Waste Disposal
The Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) said on Tuesday that it was issuing notices to 1,800 healthcare centres in the state, which have failed to comply with the norms laid down for bio-medical waste disposal, warning them of closure.
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New Report Shows Bihar District Hospitals Were Woefully Unprepared For Covid
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report, tabled in the state assembly today, has a performance audit on 'Functioning of District Hospitals' sampling five districts - Biharsharif, Hajipur, Jehanabad, Madhepura, and Patna.
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How COVID-19 Became A 'Boon' For Battered Bihar Hospital
At the height of the first COVID-19 wave in India last year, the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital (JLNMCH) in the eastern district of Bhagalpur exemplified the sorry state of healthcare in most of the countryside.
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Indian-American Couple Donates Rs 1 Crore For Bihar, Jharkhand Healthcare
An Indian American couple has donated over Rs 1 for crore healthcare works in Bihar and Jharkhand, the Bihar Jharkhand Association of North America (BJANA) announced on Monday.
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Jobs, Food Key Issues, People Will Send Message: P Chidambaram On Bihar
A day after several exit polls gave the RJD-led opposition alliance in Bihar an edge over the ruling NDA, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said the people of the state will send a clear message that they are more concerned with issues such as jobs, food, healthcare and inflation.
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362 Bihar Doctors Get Notice For Not Reporting To Work Amid Coronavirus Crisis
As many as 362 doctors in Bihar have been served with a showcause notice for not reporting to work without prior notice amid the coronavirus pandemic. This had led the Nitish Kumar-led government in the state to enforce another strict directive - no leaves, apart from maternity leaves, can be availed by doctors, healthcare workers and paramedic sta...
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Minister Shouts At Protesters Demanding Ultrasound Machine In Bihar Hospital
Union Minister Ashwini Choubey allegedly shouted at a group of people who were protesting against the lack of healthcare facilities. The protesters have alleged the minister shouted at them and even pushed them away.
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Complaint Against Arvind Kejriwal In Bihar Court Over Healthcare Remarks
A criminal complaint has been filed in a court in Hajipur against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over his recent remarks that people from Bihar visit the national capital for free medical treatment.
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Promise Of Safe Childbirth Remains Unfulfilled In Bihar
In the last decade, the government of Bihar has made significant improvements in its healthcare sector, especially in preventing deaths of women and their newborns during and after delivery. However, certain challenges remain. Safe childbirth is still far from reality in the state's Champaran district.
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India’s Most Populous State Uttar Pradesh Spends The Least On Health
By Oommen C Kurian/ IndiaSpend With 200 million people, Uttar Pradesh (UP) has about the same population as Brazil; an economy the size of Qatars – which has 2.4 million people, the same as the UP town of Bijnore; per capita gross domestic product (GDP) comparable to Kenyas; and an infant mortality rate that rivals The Gambia, a poverty-ridden, p...
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Fewest Of India's Children Die In Kerala; Figures In Other States Far Worse
Rajasthan has an infant mortaliy rate of 47. Standing at 41, Haryana's figures are the same as of Ethiopia. Bihar stands at 42 - the same as Senegal.
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Doctors and Patients in Bihar Hospitals are Helpless. Does Anyone Care?
Doctors and patients in Bihar hospitals are helpless. Does anyone care?
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HIV Positive Cases Have Declined by 57 Per Cent: Centre
The number of HIV positive cases reported annually in the country has declined by 57 per cent to 1.16 lakh in 2011 as compared to 2.74 lakh in 2000, Lok Sabha was informed today.
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No Doctor, Bihar Woman, 28, Dies During Birth Control Surgery By Compounder
A 28-year-old woman has died in Bihar's Samastipur, allegedly after a junior staff at a private healthcare centre performed a sterilisation surgery on her in the doctor's absence. Police have said they are investigating the matter.
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64 Doctors Dismissed In Bihar Over Absence From Duty For Over 5 Years
The Bihar government on Friday dismissed 64 doctors from service for remaining absent from duty without authorisation for over five years, officials said.
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1,800 Bihar Health Care Centres Issued Closure Warning Over Waste Disposal
The Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) said on Tuesday that it was issuing notices to 1,800 healthcare centres in the state, which have failed to comply with the norms laid down for bio-medical waste disposal, warning them of closure.
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New Report Shows Bihar District Hospitals Were Woefully Unprepared For Covid
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report, tabled in the state assembly today, has a performance audit on 'Functioning of District Hospitals' sampling five districts - Biharsharif, Hajipur, Jehanabad, Madhepura, and Patna.
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How COVID-19 Became A 'Boon' For Battered Bihar Hospital
At the height of the first COVID-19 wave in India last year, the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital (JLNMCH) in the eastern district of Bhagalpur exemplified the sorry state of healthcare in most of the countryside.
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Indian-American Couple Donates Rs 1 Crore For Bihar, Jharkhand Healthcare
An Indian American couple has donated over Rs 1 for crore healthcare works in Bihar and Jharkhand, the Bihar Jharkhand Association of North America (BJANA) announced on Monday.
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Jobs, Food Key Issues, People Will Send Message: P Chidambaram On Bihar
A day after several exit polls gave the RJD-led opposition alliance in Bihar an edge over the ruling NDA, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said the people of the state will send a clear message that they are more concerned with issues such as jobs, food, healthcare and inflation.
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362 Bihar Doctors Get Notice For Not Reporting To Work Amid Coronavirus Crisis
As many as 362 doctors in Bihar have been served with a showcause notice for not reporting to work without prior notice amid the coronavirus pandemic. This had led the Nitish Kumar-led government in the state to enforce another strict directive - no leaves, apart from maternity leaves, can be availed by doctors, healthcare workers and paramedic sta...
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Minister Shouts At Protesters Demanding Ultrasound Machine In Bihar Hospital
Union Minister Ashwini Choubey allegedly shouted at a group of people who were protesting against the lack of healthcare facilities. The protesters have alleged the minister shouted at them and even pushed them away.
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Complaint Against Arvind Kejriwal In Bihar Court Over Healthcare Remarks
A criminal complaint has been filed in a court in Hajipur against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over his recent remarks that people from Bihar visit the national capital for free medical treatment.
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Promise Of Safe Childbirth Remains Unfulfilled In Bihar
In the last decade, the government of Bihar has made significant improvements in its healthcare sector, especially in preventing deaths of women and their newborns during and after delivery. However, certain challenges remain. Safe childbirth is still far from reality in the state's Champaran district.
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India’s Most Populous State Uttar Pradesh Spends The Least On Health
By Oommen C Kurian/ IndiaSpend With 200 million people, Uttar Pradesh (UP) has about the same population as Brazil; an economy the size of Qatars – which has 2.4 million people, the same as the UP town of Bijnore; per capita gross domestic product (GDP) comparable to Kenyas; and an infant mortality rate that rivals The Gambia, a poverty-ridden, p...
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Fewest Of India's Children Die In Kerala; Figures In Other States Far Worse
Rajasthan has an infant mortaliy rate of 47. Standing at 41, Haryana's figures are the same as of Ethiopia. Bihar stands at 42 - the same as Senegal.
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Doctors and Patients in Bihar Hospitals are Helpless. Does Anyone Care?
Doctors and patients in Bihar hospitals are helpless. Does anyone care?
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HIV Positive Cases Have Declined by 57 Per Cent: Centre
The number of HIV positive cases reported annually in the country has declined by 57 per cent to 1.16 lakh in 2011 as compared to 2.74 lakh in 2000, Lok Sabha was informed today.
