The dengue menace continues in Bihar. Over 300 patients have been admitted to government hospitals so far and 18 people have lost their lives. Many more patients have been admitted to private hospitals and as per rough estimates, the figure could well be over 1,000. Only three blood banks in Patna have the facility to segregate blood platelets crucial for transfusions. The administration claims it's on war footing, but these ...
11:35 AM, Oct 31, 2012
Aligarh: Kapil Sibal, minister for HRD, communications and IT on Saturday said that the Muslim community in India was at the "bottom of the pile" as far as healthcare was concerned. "It is unfortunate, but health parameters indicate that the Muslim community in India are at the bottom of the pile. We face great challenges in the field of health. Our health services in rural areas are inadequate, availability of...
12:39 AM, Oct 01, 2012
Silchar: The malnourished and starving workers of the tea garden of Silchar don't get the essential medical help as the area has a non-functional national rural health mission with no qualified doctors, electricity and water supply. Even with wages that are lower than the minimum wage, workers went back to the tea garden when it reopened on February 8. But in the four months when there was no work, 10...
11:26 PM, Feb 15, 2012
