Community project in tribal belts cuts malnutrition by half

MUMBAI, Nov. 5 -- A nourishment initiative in the state's tribal belts, the Community Action for Nutrition (CAN), has resulted in a heartening reduction of malnutrition in children. Cases of severe ac... Read More

Leprosy now a 'notifiable disease', every case to be reported to state

MUMBAI, Nov. 3 -- The Maharashtra government has declared leprosy a notifiable disease, making it mandatory for all healthcare providers to report every diagnosed case within two weeks to district hea... Read More

Fooled by promises of hosp like KEM: Lallubhai residents

MUMBAI, Nov. 3 -- "We have been waiting for 20 years for a hospital. We are told to go to Sion Hospital for everything. There's no delivery ward, no blood unit, nothing in the maternity homes at Mankh... Read More

6 months post deadline, Bhagwati Hospital still awaits inauguration

MUMBAI, Nov. 3 -- The 490-bed Bhagwati Hospital in Borivali, built to serve the city's western suburbs, remains non-operational despite repeated assurances from the BMC and political representatives. ... Read More

Leprosy now a 'notifiable disease', every case to be reported to state promptly

India, Nov. 2 -- The Maharashtra government has declared leprosy a notifiable disease, making it mandatory for all healthcare providers to report every diagnosed case within two weeks to district heal... Read More

Leprosy now a 'notifiable disease', every case to be reported to state

MUMBAI, Nov. 2 -- The Maharashtra government has declared leprosy a notifiable disease, making it mandatory for all healthcare providers to report every diagnosed case within two weeks to district hea... Read More

Over 25 orgs unite against privatisation of BMC hospitals ahead of civic polls

India, Oct. 28 -- With the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on the horizon, a broad coalition of civic organisations and health worker unions has intensified its agitation against th... Read More

As drugs run out, questions mount over BMC's priorities

India, Oct. 27 -- Outside the gates of Ghatkopar's Rajawadi Hospital, one of Mumbai's biggest civic-run peripheral hospitals, private pharmacists hover just beyond the entrance. Waving used prescripti... Read More

Doctors' bodies threaten statewide strike over Phaltan doctor's death, seek fair probe

India, Oct. 27 -- Around 15,000 doctors representing four major medical organisations in Maharashtra have threatened to launch a statewide strike if an impartial inquiry is not conducted into the deat... Read More

15k docs across Maha to go on strike if probe is biased

Mumbai, Oct. 27 -- Around 15,000 doctors representing four major medical organisations in Maharashtra have threatened to launch a statewide strike if an impartial inquiry is not conducted into the dea... Read More

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