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Health department orders inspections of drug stores after Aundh hospital theft

India, Feb. 16 -- The State public health department has ordered surprise inspections of drug stores at all government healthcare facilities across Pune, Satara and Solapur districts, officials said o... Read More


PMC completes Hajj vaccination drive despite last-minute rush

India, Feb. 15 -- Despite a last-minute rush and the Hajj immunisation schedule being advanced by nearly two months, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has successfully vaccinated all registered pil... Read More


Sharad Pawar discharged from hospital, advised rest

Pune, Feb. 15 -- Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar, who was undergoing treatment for a chest infection and breathing difficulty at Ruby Hall Clinic in Pune, was discharged on Satu... Read More


rRs.r100 crore approved for four cardiac cath labs in Maharashtra

India, Feb. 15 -- The Maharashtra government has okayed nearly Rs.100 crore to set up four cardiac catheterisation laboratories (cath labs) in Pune, Jalna, Gadhinglaj, and Kolhapur, said public health... Read More


Sharad Pawar discharged from Pune hospital, advised rest for 3-4 days

India, Feb. 14 -- Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar, who was undergoing treatment for a chest infection and breathing difficulty at Ruby Hall Clinic in Pune, was discharged on Sat... Read More


Only 58 out of 564 schools in Pimpri-Chinchwad have fire safety certificates

India, Feb. 14 -- Amid a rise in fire incidents across Pimpri-Chinchwad, serious concerns have emerged over student safety with official data showing that only 58 out of 564 schools in the twin city l... Read More


MPCB to reinspect slaughterhouses in Pune region to ensure compliance with norms

India, Feb. 14 -- The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) will soon begin inspections of all slaughterhouses in the Pune, Solapur and Satara districts to ensure they are operating in compliance... Read More


Six-month oral regimens for drug-resistant TB found cost-effective: ICMR study

India, Feb. 13 -- A six-month, all-oral treatment for multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) is more cost-effective and delivers better health outcomes than the longer r... Read More


Maha Institute of Virology project to begin next month

India, Feb. 13 -- The state health department will begin work on its ambitious Maharashtra Institute of Virology (MIV) in Pune from next month. The project aims at strengthening the state's diagnostic... Read More


As most transplant centres inactive, Maha launches drive to boost deceased organ donation

India, Feb. 12 -- The public health department of Maharashtra has launched a focused drive to boost deceased organ donation, admitting that more than half of the state's registered transplant centres ... Read More