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Contractual staff under NHM to go on indefinite strike from Aug 19

India, Aug. 19 -- With more than 42,000 contractual staff under the National Health Mission (NHM) to go on an indefinite strike from August 19 over long pending demands, healthcare services across Mah... Read More


Sassoon Hospital performs its 34th kidney transplant surgery

India, Aug. 18 -- Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) performed its 34th kidney transplant surgery on August 7 on a young girl from Vijayapura in Karnataka who received a kidney from her mother. The 23-ye... Read More


Pune hospitals see rise in 'long flu' cases

India, Aug. 18 -- Several hospitals in the city have reported a sharp rise in cases of 'long flu', a condition where influenza-like symptoms such as cough, fever, cold, body aches and fatigue continue... Read More


Study flags major flaws in public-private healthcare projects in Maharashtra

India, Aug. 18 -- A recent study on public-private partnerships (PPPs) projects in government hospitals across Maharashtra has highlighted serious gaps in the way these projects function, raising conc... Read More


IMA doctors, MPCB lock horns over inspection of hospitals

India, Aug. 17 -- The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has started inspection of private hospitals across Maharashtra in a phase-wise manner to ensure compliance with environmental regulatio... Read More


PMC honours families of organ donors on Independence Day

India, Aug. 17 -- On the occasion of Independence Day, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) honoured families of deceased organ donors on Friday. The event was held at the PMC headquarters, during whi... Read More


State to immunise 6 lakh children in ashramshalas, madarsas against measles

India, Aug. 15 -- The measles outbreak in different parts of the state has prompted the Public Health Department of Maharashtra to conduct mass immunisation of more than six lakh children in ashramsha... Read More


File FIRs against builders violating water supply affidavits: Divisional commissioner

India, Aug. 15 -- Pune divisional commissioner Chandrakant Pulkundwar on Thursday directed local bodies and housing societies to file FIRs against builders who fail to supply water as promised in thei... Read More


Meat shops in Pune & Pimpri-Chinchwad to remain open on I-Day & Janmashtami

India, Aug. 14 -- With neither the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) nor the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) ordering the closure of slaughterhouses or meat shops on Independence Day, mea... Read More


Animal birth control centres remain shut amid rise in dog bite cases

India, Aug. 14 -- While there is a surge in cases of dog bites in the city, two facilities that conduct the animal birth control (ABC) programme are closed since the past three months. What's more, th... Read More