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Ban pvt practice by govt doctors during working hours: J&K panel

September 11, 2015 Editor

A Committee of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly has asked the state government to ensure complete ban on private practice of doctors during “office hours” and closure of all unregistered medical shops and illegal sex determination centres in the state. “A committee of Legislators suggested the Government to ensure the doctors do not do private practice during office or working hours. It also suggested closure of all unregistered medical shops and illegal sex determination centres under the PCPNDT Act,” an official spokesperson said today. The suggestions were made at a…

Experts stress on importance of cleanliness in life

September 10, 2015 Editor

On the second day of the ongoing workshop on the theme “Cleanliness and healthy lifestyle”, being organised by the NSS unit of GGM Science College, two lecture were delivered by the resource persons from the Health Department here today. The resource persons were Dr Vinod Sharma, Block Medical Officer (BMO), Akhnoor, and Dr Parvesh Kumar from Hiranagar. Dr Ajeet Angral, Nodal Principal, Jammu division colleges, was the chief guest. Dr Parvesh Kumar gave a power-point presentation on “Healthy lifestyle”. He expressed in detail about the self-responsibility through self-employment, self-awareness and…

NC-Cong mislead people over Kashmir’s paediatric hospital: Lal Singh

September 9, 2015 Editor

Minister for Health and Medical Education, ARI and Trainings, Choudhary Lal Singh on Thursday lashed out at the former National Conference, Congress government for “misleading” people over establishment of paediatric hospital in summer capital Srinagar. “When I joined the government, I was astonished to see that there was no home work done by the previous government over the establishment of the paediatric hospital in Srinagar,” he told reporters at GB Pant hospital after inaugurating 30-bed causality at the healthcare institute. “NC- Congress government has misled people over the establishment of…

SKIMS takes aam admi for a ride, charges ‘hefty’ entry fee

September 8, 2015 Editor

The management at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura is facing sharp criticism from the locals and visitors for charging Rs 100 for Special entry pass for fifteen minutes visit to wards after 6:30 pm. Sources in SKIMS informed that the daily income of the hospital is very enormous and collects Rs 10,000-Rs 20,000 per day in the form of special entry passes. “The Special Entry Pass doesn’t mention that it is meant for the evening visitors only. These entry-fee slip have been printed out at SKIMS offset press…

Crippled health system limping to normalcy

September 4, 2015 Editor

The health system in Kashmir, which was crippled by the last year floods, is slowly moving back to normalcy with most of the city-based hospitals managing to restore the vital services. Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital, which was one of the worst hit healthcare institutions of Kashmir, incurred losses worth Rs 100 crore in the floods. However, it has made a steady progress in the last 11 months. “The hospital was the worst hit. It was a struggle to make it functional, but we have been able to put…

Around 60% men, 58% women exposed to trauma in Kashmir: Expert

September 1, 2015 Editor

In Kashmir, 59.51 per cent men and 57.39 per cent women were exposed to trauma and consequently 14.55 per cent males and 16.01 per cent females suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, revealed noted psychiatrist, clinician and researcher Dr Mushtaq Marghoob. He was talking to media persons on the sidelines of a workshop aimed at sensitizing public about promotion of mental health. The event was organised by the SAWAB Centre of Voluntary Medicare in Gandarbal, today. A large number of Imams from across the district today actively participated in the…

A diet to guarantee you good night’s sleep

August 31, 2015 Editor

While we all know that having dinner two hours prior to bed time is the best thing to do, what happens when you feel hungry just before bedtime? Chances are you will have problem going to sleep or you may get up in the middle of the night for a midnight snack. To avoid both the situations it is completely okay to have a sleep inducing snack about an hour before bedtime which will keep you full for the night as well as guarantee a good night’s sleep. As per research,…

Climate change to make valley vulnerable to malaria, dengue

August 31, 2015 Editor

Rising temperatures due to climate change will increase the spread of deadly vector-borne diseases like malaria and dengue especially in the Himalayan region, experts said here on Friday while emphasising there was an urgent need to “strengthen” the country’s health infrastructure. Speaking at a conference on “Climate change and health risks” organised by the French Embassy in partnership with the Council on Energy, Environment and Water in the lead-up to the Paris Climate Change Conference (COP21), Ramesh Dhiman, scientist at the National Institute of Malaria Research, said the Himalayan region…

Govt shelves Pediatric Hospital plan

August 31, 2015 Editor

The J&K government has decided to abandon constructing a 500-bedded pediatric hospital in Srinagar and instead construct two floors for children’s healthcare at the new Maternity Hospital in Bemina here. The decision to shelve the project midway has been taken in a recently-held cabinet meeting, sources said, following which an order has also been issued to this effect. “Sanction is accorded to the construction of additional two floors over the upcoming Maternity Hospital at Bemina through R&B Department at a cost of Rs 25 crore instead of construction of new…

Since one week, over dozen youth sustain pellet injuries in Kaimoh

August 28, 2015 Editor

A youth has lost his eyesight partially while over a dozen others have sustained injuries in a week in south Kashmir’s Kaimoh tehsil with ‘indiscriminate’ use of pellet guns, officials and witnesses said, raising a question mark over the ruling Peoples Democratic Party’s repeated assertion that it was against use of such weapons on demonstrators. Kaimoh area in South Kashmir saw massive clashes and protests recently against arrest of youths, particularly in nocturnal raids, there. A doctor at Sub-District Hospital Kaimoh said they recently received many people who had pellet…