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Hajj immunisation preponed, officials scramble to meet Feb deadline

India, Jan. 24 -- Health officials across Maharashtra are making urgent efforts to put systems in place after the state public health department advanced the immunisation schedule for Hajj pilgrims fr... Read More


Job fraud case: FIR registered against two health staff; prime accused denies allegations

India, Jan. 24 -- The prime accused in the alleged job fraud case registered by the Phaltan rural police has now denied allegations after a 24-year-old claimed he was cheated of Rs.10 lakh on the prom... Read More


Youth dies after alleged misdiagnosis at Aundh district hospital; family seeks action

India, Jan. 20 -- The public health department has appointed a committee to conduct a probe into the death of a 30-year-old man who died allegedly due to medical negligence at the Aundh District Hospi... Read More


Private hospitals flag delays, documentation hurdles in fire NOC process

India, Jan. 20 -- Private hospitals in the city along with members of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) have raised concerns over the lengthy and tedious process for getting a Fire No-Objection Cer... Read More


PMC surprise checks on vaccine stocks after tetanus shot row at hospital

India, Jan. 20 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has issued a circular directing zonal and ward medical officers to conduct surprise inspections at civic health facilities to verify vaccine dema... Read More


Former PCMC mayor's hubby booked for photographing votes inside polling booth

India, Jan. 16 -- The Chinchwad police on Thursday registered a case against Nilesh Doke, husband of former Pimpri-Chinchwad mayor Aparna Doke, for allegedly clicking a photograph while casting his vo... Read More


Lower voter turnout may tilt balance in favour of parties with strong organisational structure in PCMC polls

India, Jan. 16 -- A lower voter turnout compared to 2017 in the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) elections is likely to tilt the balance in favour of parties with a strong organisational ... Read More


Maharashtra launches special drive to meet health targets by March 31

India, Jan. 15 -- The public health department of Maharashtra on Tuesday conducted a state-level meeting in Pune to review healthcare services and key health programmes, as the state steps up efforts ... Read More


Five workers injured in Daund hotel cylinder blast die

India, Jan. 15 -- Five workers who had suffered critical burn injuries in the LPG cylinder explosion at Hotel Jagdamba in Daund died while being taken to their native place, police said on Wednesday. ... Read More


Drug-resistant bacteria's genome sequencing begins in Maharashtra

India, Jan. 14 -- In a major step to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), Johns Hopkins University (JHU) has begun whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of carbapenem-resistant bacteri... Read More