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The Hindu
22-05-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Chikkamagaluru DHO issues notices to doctors for referring patients to private scanning centres
The District Health Officer (DHO) has issued notices to two doctors at the district hospital in Chikkamagaluru seeking responses with regard to allegations of referring patients to private scanning centres and insisting them to purchase medicines from private medical shops. The DHO issued notices on Thursday following the surprise visit by members of the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights. Shashidhar Kosambe and Thippeswamy, members of the commission, visited the hospital on Wednesday. During their visit, they interacted with the public about the services available. Many patients reportedly told the members that Puttappa and Pandurangaiah, both obstetrician-gynaecologists, referred patients to get scanning done in private centres and also insisted that they purchase medicine from private shops. The commission members questioned the necessity of referring patients to private scanning centres when a radiologist and scanning equipment were available at the district hospital. They also wondered why patients should purchase medicine outside when there was a sufficient stock in the hospital. Based on the commission's observation, the DHO has issued notices to both the doctors, asking them to give a written response within seven days. Nursing homes Similarly, the DHO has issued notices to two private nursing homes, Lakshmi Medicare on Market Road and Prashanthi Hospital at Shankarapura, for failing to follow the norms as per the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994. The commission members and officers of the Health Department visited these centres on Wednesday and noticed discrepancies in displaying the rate chart, maintaining records, besides violating the norms with respect to the size of the scanning room. The scanning centres have been asked to give written responses within three days. Besides, the DHO has issued a notice to District Family Welfare Officer Shashikala M. for failing to ensure the private scanning centres follow the norms strictly.
Economic Times
18-05-2025
- General
- Economic Times
Get the girl numbers back in Haryana
When it comes to sex ratio at birth (SRB), Haryana has had rollercoaster figures. From an adverse 834 female births for 1,000 male births in the 2011 census (national number was then 918), the state had become somewhat of a turnaround story. Haryana's SRB had improved steadily, reaching 923 in 2019. But that upward curve took a downward trajectory - dropping to 910 in 2024, the state's lowest since 2016, thanks to 481 villages in 13 of Haryana's 22 districts registering SRBs lower than has a long history of adverse SRB - 867 in 1901, increasing to 871 in 2014. Much of this dismal state of affairs is rooted in culturally-entrenched misogyny that normalised female foeticide. So, it was apt that in 2015, GoI launched the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign in Panipat. The scheme included incentives such as one-time payment of ₹21,000 at the birth of a girl, and opening bank accounts for girls through the 'Sukanya Samriddhi' scheme. Efforts to reduce the drop-out rate among girls and increasing their enrolment at secondary and tertiary levels were taken up seriously. The strict enforcement between 2014 and 2019 of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994, banning pre-birth sex determination, did much to stem Haryana's anti-girl flagging enforcement has hurt efforts. Enforcement and intensive awareness efforts need to pick up again. Challenges of driving societal changes must be met head-on again. Laws provide an enforceable framework; enforcement and compliance give a push. Incentives can nudge compliance. But a shift in attitude is possible only through sustained engagement, and involving all stakeholders in an all-of-society approach that was, indeed, evident in the recent past.
Time of India
18-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Get the girl numbers back in Haryana
When it comes to sex ratio at birth (SRB), Haryana has had rollercoaster figures. From an adverse 834 female births for 1,000 male births in the 2011 census (national number was then 918), the state had become somewhat of a turnaround story. Haryana's SRB had improved steadily, reaching 923 in 2019. But that upward curve took a downward trajectory - dropping to 910 in 2024, the state's lowest since 2016, thanks to 481 villages in 13 of Haryana's 22 districts registering SRBs lower than 700. Haryana has a long history of adverse SRB - 867 in 1901, increasing to 871 in 2014. Much of this dismal state of affairs is rooted in culturally-entrenched misogyny that normalised female foeticide. So, it was apt that in 2015, GoI launched the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' campaign in Panipat. The scheme included incentives such as one-time payment of ₹21,000 at the birth of a girl, and opening bank accounts for girls through the 'Sukanya Samriddhi' scheme. Efforts to reduce the drop-out rate among girls and increasing their enrolment at secondary and tertiary levels were taken up seriously. The strict enforcement between 2014 and 2019 of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994, banning pre-birth sex determination, did much to stem Haryana's anti-girl attitudes. But flagging enforcement has hurt efforts. Enforcement and intensive awareness efforts need to pick up again. Challenges of driving societal changes must be met head-on again. Laws provide an enforceable framework; enforcement and compliance give a push. Incentives can nudge compliance. But a shift in attitude is possible only through sustained engagement, and involving all stakeholders in an all-of-society approach that was, indeed, evident in the recent past. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like If You Eat Ginger Everyday for 1 Month This is What Happens Tips and Tricks Undo
