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Nair Hospital hostel canteen shut for 8 months, interns' stipends too held up

India, Dec. 31 -- Eight months after the hostel canteen of Topiwala Medical College and Nair Hospital at Haji Ali shut down, with no resolution in sight, medical interns are at the end of their tether... Read More


New civic hospital unable to provide emergency care

India, Dec. 31 -- As severely injured patients from the Bhandup bus crash were rushed to nearby hospitals late on Tuesday night, the MT Agarwal Municipal General Hospital, the closest facility to the ... Read More


Collect as per local need or face action, SBTC tells blood banks

Mumbai, Dec. 31 -- The State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC) has cautioned blood banks against collecting blood beyond local requirements, particularly during donation drives in December-February. In... Read More


New civic hospital fails emergency care test

MUMBAI, Dec. 31 -- As severely injured patients from the Bhandup bus crash were rushed to nearby hospitals late on Tuesday night, the MT Agarwal Municipal General Hospital, the closest facility to the... Read More


SBTC cautions blood banks against excess collection, warns of FDA action

India, Dec. 30 -- The State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC) has cautioned blood banks against collecting blood beyond local requirements, particularly during donation drives in December-February. In ... Read More


Collect as per local need or face action, state tells blood banks

Mumbai, Dec. 30 -- The State Blood Transfusion Council (SBTC) has cautioned blood banks against collecting blood beyond local requirements, particularly during donation drives in December-February. In... Read More


Health a key poll issue in eastern suburbs

India, Dec. 29 -- With the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) poll approaching, residents of the city's eastern suburbs are banding together to seek improvements in civic hospitals and compel as... Read More


Reject PPP push in hospitals, citizens tell poll candidates

Mumbai, Dec. 29 -- With the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) poll approaching, residents of the city's eastern suburbs are banding together to seek improvements in civic hospitals and compel a... Read More


Majority of Mumbaikars ignorant of BMC budget size, corporators' funds

India, Dec. 28 -- A comprehensive citywide survey has found that a majority of Mumbaikars do not know how the BMC, the country's richest municipal body, functions, with 72% unaware of its annual budge... Read More


Fire at Andheri mall even as BMC steps up checks ahead of New Year's eve festivities

India, Dec. 28 -- A fire broke out at City Mall on New Link Road near PVR Cinema in Andheri west on Saturday afternoon, leading to partial evacuation of people and a temporary shutdown of electricity ... Read More