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Time of India
4 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Covid lab at MMCH to reopen after 3 years
Daltonganj: The virology and Covid laboratory at the Medinirai Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) here will be revived in the next fortnight amid rising Covid cases in the state. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Set up during the pandemic Covid 19 at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore, the lab tested close to 1,500 samples daily when cases peaked in Jharkhand. However, it was shut down after a memorandum of understanding with an NGO expired while the pandemic was on the wane. MMCH principal Dr P N Mahto and Palamu civil surgeon Dr Anil Kumar jointly inspected the lab on Monday after the state health department asked all districts to step up its preparedness. "The equipment is safe and requires only servicing. Other facilities like electricity, water supply too are not an issue," Mahto said. "We are planning to restart the lab within 15 days," he added. Mahto and Kumar also discussed the prospect of setting up a separate outpatient department (OPD) for attending to patients with influenza like illnesses and severely acute respiratory infections, considered the early symptoms for suspected Covid 19 patients. Kumar said all the hospital staff have been directed to document the names and contact numbers with such symptoms. "There is no shortage of PPE kits and medicines," he said.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
NMC picks holes in MMCH's report, cites several deficiencies
1 2 3 Daltonganj: The National Medical Commission's (NMC) undergraduate medical education board (UGMEB) has red-flagged nine deficiencies in the Medinirai Medical College Hospital (MMCH) in Daltonganj based on the health institute's annual disclosure report (ADR) in April this year. Medical colleges are mandated to submit their ADR for permission to admit students in the first year of the MBBS courses every calendar year. However, the red flagging has now put the fate of MMCH in a limbo. Principal of MMCH Daltonganj, Dr P N Mahto, said, "The director of UGMEB has issued a show cause notice to this medical college, seeking our response to the issues raised by them." Sources said the UGMEB director, Sukh Lal Meena, sent the notice to this medical college in the first week of May. The deficiencies are varied and broad ranging from faculty crunch to facilities. "This medical college is operating with only 30% of the required faculty and rest are vacant," the principal said. UGMEB also raised concern over the number of beds. It must be 500 as per NMC's norms. MMCH currently has 353 beds. "By the end of Dec, the college will have 500 beds for which works are underway," said the principal. The poor bed occupancy too was highlighted. The normal percentage of bed occupancy is over 90%. However, the UGMEB found it to be only 66.6%. "Once we become a 500-bed hospital, our bed occupancy percentage will increase," the principal added. MMCH also has lesser number of cadavers as opposed to the prescribe 10 in number. "
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Palamu health centres stop distribution of 38L calcium and vitamin D3 tablets
Daltonganj: People going to the govt-run health centres in Palamu district would no longer be given calcium (500mg) and vitamin D3 (205 IU) tablets that were procured in the 2024-25 financial year as these were found "not of standard quality", officials at the district health department said on Tuesday. A Jamshedpur-based pharmaceutical company had supplied over 38 lakh tablets of calcium (500mg) and vitamin D3 (205 IU) to the Palamu district health department for the Medinirai Medical College and Hospital (MMCH), sub-divisional hospitals, community health centres, and sub-health centres located in the district under the National Health Mission (NHM). The firm had produced a 'certificate of analysis' issued by the Oxigen Analytical Laboratories, Himachal Pradesh, a govt-approved test house, declaring these two medicines as of "standard quality".However, Palamu civil surgeon Dr Anil Kumar said, "The drug inspector tested samples of these two medicines in Central Drugs Laboratory, Kolkata, and the results 'did not meet the standard quality'. Instructions were issued to all govt health centres in the district to immediately stop the distribution of these two medicines among the patients. "The Jamshedpur-based firm, in its letter to the health department, agreed to replace calcium, and vitamin D3 tablets totalling 2,96,400, 2,96,400, and the 2,92,200 of the GTL 1258, 1288, and 1296 batches, respectively, he about another 14 batches of these two medicines that did not meet the standard quality, the civil surgeon said, "The pharmaceuticals distribution company is legally bound to replace the tablets of all the 17 batches identified in the test."Dr Kumar said, "The solubility of these two medicines doesn't conform to the set standards. The entire exercise for analysis, quality assurance, and test report of these two medicines was completed in a little over 100 days, beginning January."Asked if any action would be taken against the distribution company, Dr Kumar said, "The matter has been reported to the NHM director and the director of medicine of the state medicine control directorate, Ranchi."
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Four months after delivery, 2nd MMCH new mother dies
Midnapore: Nasrin Khatun , one of the five women who developed severe complications post-C-section delivery at Midnapore Medical College in Jan, died late on Sunday. West Midnapore chief medical officer Soumyashankar Sharangi said that Khatun died from multi-organ failure while undergoing dialysis. "This is an extremely tragic incident," he the women's families had claimed expired Ringer's lactate was administered on the new mothers, a probe had pointed at human error, too. Earlier, another of the five affected new mothers, Mamoni Ruidas, had died at MMCH. Nasrin, along with Minara Bibi and Mampi Singh, was shifted to SSKM on Jan 12 and admitted to the critical care unit. While Minara and Mampi were discharged, Nasrin needed further dialysis and other treatment. She was later sent home but was again admitted to SSKM around 10 days ago, after her health started to fail at home. According to family members, Nasreen was initially admitted to a general bed and was expected to be released on May 10. But her condition deteriorated on May 9, when she started vomiting and experienced seizures. She was pronounced dead on Sunday the MMCH incident in Jan, the Bengal govt had blacklisted Paschim Banga Pharmaceuticals, a supplier of Ringer's lactate to state's Central Medical Store, from where saline bottles were disbursed to govt health facilities. The govt ordered an inquiry into the deaths of the two women, the supply of quality medicine in govt hospitals, and exemplary punishment for those responsible for the deaths.
New Indian Express
23-04-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
AISATS invests Rs 200 crore in new logistics park at KIA
BENGALURU: Air India SATS Airport Services Private Limited (AISATS) launched the AISATS BLR Logistics Park at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) here on Tuesday. Built with an investment of Rs 200 crore, the greenfield warehousing facility is one of the largest on-airport logistics parks in South India. Spread across eight acres within the country's third busiest airport, the AISATS BLR Logistics Park comprises a cluster of three distinct buildings serving a range of cargo needs. A modern two-level main warehouse offers over 2,40,000 sqft of Grade A warehousing space, designed to serve freight forwarders, express courier operators and logistics companies. The main warehouse also includes a common-user general warehouse space to serve SMEs, and cold storage warehouse space for pay-per-use access. Complementing this, is an 11,000-sqft public bonded warehouse that will allow importers and OEMs to securely store and manage their cargo shipments under Customs bond. As a bonus, the park also offers an office block with 24,000 sqft of space for Customs House Agents, logistics companies, and support services. AISATS will also provide trucking services with the aim to ensure economical, seamless cargo movement between the logistics park and cargo terminals, which are located 3 km from each other, at the airport. As one of the fastest growing airports globally, KIA commands a 13% market share in total volume cargo across India, and a whopping 40% share in cargo processing among airports in South India. It also boasted annual cargo tonnage of 5,02,480 MT in FY25, while aiming to handle 1 million MT of cargo by 2030. Against this backdrop, the airport services management major looks to enhance cargo handling capabilities, improve operational efficiencies, and cater to the rising demand for a faster and more sustainable cargo supply chain. 'The AISATS BLR Logistics Park is set to play a crucial role in strengthening Bengaluru's air cargo capabilities, boosting trade, and reinforcing India's position as a leader in industrial and economic development. It will serve as a vital node in accelerating SATS' hub-handling capabilities across our global network," said Bob Chi, CEO for APAC Gateway Services of SATS. On a similar note, Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) MD and CEO Hari Marar mentioned, 'The facility is a significant addition to our growing cargo ecosystem at Kempegowda International Airport, which is already the leading exporter of perishables in the country and houses the country's largest domestic cargo terminal by design capacity.' Meanwhile, the AISATS BLR Logistics Park also aligns with the company's national expansion strategy, complementing the upcoming Multimodal Cargo Hub (MMCH) at Noida International Airport, AISATS CCO Kelvin Seow informed.
