Hospital Hygiene

Actor Janhvi Kapoor, who was busy promoting her upcoming film Ulajh, is currently recovering from food poisoning.

A 24-year-old patient, who was bitten by a rat near his eye at a civic-run hospital in suburban Ghatkopar, has died at the medical facility, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials said.

Suites are now the new private dining rooms in hotels across India, as hotels welcome smaller groups or families to their guest floors.

A herd of pigs can be seen roaming freely on the premises of a COVID-19 hospital in Karnataka, undeterred by the people present there. The grunting and squealing of the herd also does not bother the staff who continue to carry their duty, thus highlighting the complete negligence on hygiene by the hospital management.

A hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district - about 224 km from state capital Lucknow - was inspected by a senior government official on Sunday after a video that was widely shared on social media sparked criticism about poor hygiene at the hospital where coronavirus patients are being treated.

On the occasion of the Menstrual Hygiene Day 2019, a sanitary napkin vending machine was installed at the Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Specialty Hospital here on Tuesday.

Jailed RJD president Lalu Yadav, currently admitted in a Ranchi hospital for medical assistance, has complained about poor hygiene, mosquito menace and barking by stray dogs and requested he be shifted to another ward, a close aide of the former chief minister said on Monday.

Two women, including one paralysis patient, admitted to BMC-run Babasaheb Ambedkar Municipal General Hospital were bitten by rats in just one week. Popularly known as the Shatabdi hospital, it is located in Kandiwali.

A survey conducted on six states have shown how hospitals have been compromising on basic hygiene, toilets, clean water and waste disposal. The new survey, conducted over 2014 and 2016, was released by WaterAid India advocacy and found 343 hospitals faltering in hygiene standards in six states –  Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh,...

Union Health Minister JP Nadda today launched 'Kayakalp Fortnight' to ensure upkeep of high level of cleanliness, sanitation and hygiene within and outside the premises of central government hospitals in the country.

According to the study, published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, men without beards are more than three times as likely to be carrying a meticillin-resistant form of coagulase-negative staphylococci on their cheeks than those with beards.

The fear of falling prey to dengue is high among residents of Mumbai, despite the number of cases going down. While 213 cases were reported at civic hospitals in October, in November that figure dropped to 146. In December, only 17 cases have been reported so far.

Those harmless looking hand-dryers in public bathrooms aren't so harmless after all! According to an interesting study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, modern-day hand dryers in public bathrooms spread 27 times more bacteria than paper...

The attack by rats on a day-old baby in a Pakistani hospital has caused outrage, with a leading newspaper blasting the authorities over poor hygiene in medical establishments.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday announced Rs 1.25 crore to purchase 149 dental chairs for the Government Dental Hospital in Chennai. The move is a part of the state government's efforts to modernise dental treatment and improve oral hygiene among masses.

Actor Janhvi Kapoor, who was busy promoting her upcoming film Ulajh, is currently recovering from food poisoning.

A 24-year-old patient, who was bitten by a rat near his eye at a civic-run hospital in suburban Ghatkopar, has died at the medical facility, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials said.

Suites are now the new private dining rooms in hotels across India, as hotels welcome smaller groups or families to their guest floors.

A herd of pigs can be seen roaming freely on the premises of a COVID-19 hospital in Karnataka, undeterred by the people present there. The grunting and squealing of the herd also does not bother the staff who continue to carry their duty, thus highlighting the complete negligence on hygiene by the hospital management.

A hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district - about 224 km from state capital Lucknow - was inspected by a senior government official on Sunday after a video that was widely shared on social media sparked criticism about poor hygiene at the hospital where coronavirus patients are being treated.

On the occasion of the Menstrual Hygiene Day 2019, a sanitary napkin vending machine was installed at the Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Specialty Hospital here on Tuesday.

Jailed RJD president Lalu Yadav, currently admitted in a Ranchi hospital for medical assistance, has complained about poor hygiene, mosquito menace and barking by stray dogs and requested he be shifted to another ward, a close aide of the former chief minister said on Monday.

Two women, including one paralysis patient, admitted to BMC-run Babasaheb Ambedkar Municipal General Hospital were bitten by rats in just one week. Popularly known as the Shatabdi hospital, it is located in Kandiwali.

A survey conducted on six states have shown how hospitals have been compromising on basic hygiene, toilets, clean water and waste disposal. The new survey, conducted over 2014 and 2016, was released by WaterAid India advocacy and found 343 hospitals faltering in hygiene standards in six states –  Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh,...

Union Health Minister JP Nadda today launched 'Kayakalp Fortnight' to ensure upkeep of high level of cleanliness, sanitation and hygiene within and outside the premises of central government hospitals in the country.

According to the study, published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, men without beards are more than three times as likely to be carrying a meticillin-resistant form of coagulase-negative staphylococci on their cheeks than those with beards.

The fear of falling prey to dengue is high among residents of Mumbai, despite the number of cases going down. While 213 cases were reported at civic hospitals in October, in November that figure dropped to 146. In December, only 17 cases have been reported so far.

Those harmless looking hand-dryers in public bathrooms aren't so harmless after all! According to an interesting study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, modern-day hand dryers in public bathrooms spread 27 times more bacteria than paper...

The attack by rats on a day-old baby in a Pakistani hospital has caused outrage, with a leading newspaper blasting the authorities over poor hygiene in medical establishments.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday announced Rs 1.25 crore to purchase 149 dental chairs for the Government Dental Hospital in Chennai. The move is a part of the state government's efforts to modernise dental treatment and improve oral hygiene among masses.