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Time of India
17-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
‘People above 30 years should get BP checked regularly'
Varanasi: To mark , the health department on Saturday launched a month-long public awareness campaign and screening activities. Chief medical officer Dr Sandeep Chaudhary said: "Every year on May 17, World Hypertension Day is celebrated. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now This year, the theme is 'measure your blood pressure accurately, control it, live longer'. The aim is to promote the prevention, early detection, and treatment of hypertension at the community level." During this period, awareness programmes will be held at district hospitals, all urban and rural CHCs and PHCs. These will include walkathons, marathons, rallies, cycling rallies, quizzes, slogan writing, painting competitions and street plays. Additionally, screening camps will be organised at govt health units, bus stands, railway stations and urban slums, where checks for hypertension, diabetes, and cancer will be conducted. The deputy CMO and programme nodal officer Dr YB Pathak said everyone over the age of 30 should regularly get their BP checked. "For this, under the STEMI project, arrangements have been made for testing at all community health centres (CHCs), including district hospitals. Anyone can go there to get tested," he said. He said: "Hypertension is also known as high blood pressure. It often results from an irregular lifestyle, obesity, ignoring stress and poor diet. By adopting a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle, we can certainly avoid it. High BP can lead to serious conditions like heart attack, stroke, chronic kidney disease, and vision loss." Common symptoms include headaches, excessive stress, chest pain or heaviness, difficulty breathing, sudden anxiety, difficulty understanding or speaking, sudden numbness, tingling or weakness in the face, arms, or legs, or blurred vision. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Preventive measures include maintaining an average blood pressure between 85 and 135. "If it exceeds this, seek treatment. Such patients should regularly monitor their blood pressure and pay special attention to their diet. Exercise to maintain a balanced weight, and avoid smoking and alcohol consumption," he said.
The Hindu
17-05-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Collector inspects Primary Health Centre in Namakkal
Namakkal District Collector S. Uma held an inspection at the Yelur Primary Health Centre (PHC) in the district on Saturday. The Collector made a surprise inspection at the PHC in Yelur that comes under the Puduchatram panchayat union and verified the records of patients' arrival, treatment facilities, medicine availability, attendance of doctors and nurses, details of pregnant women registered at the PHC, and records of blood samples. The Collector also inspected the Outpatient (OP) ward and interacted with the people waiting in the OP ward and inpatients regarding the facilities provided to them. The Collector told the people at the PHC that treatment provided at PHCs and government hospitals was on a par with private hospitals, and that it was being provided free of cost under the Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme. Similarly, treatment is provided at government and private hospitals for accident victims under Innuyir Kappom Nammai Kakkum scheme. Later, in another function at Yelur, the Collector and Rajya Sabha member K.R.N. Rajeshkumar flagged off two buses on extended routes. The town bus from Tiruchengode to Periya Manali will now operate to Yelur PHC. Likewise, the Rasipuram-Yelur town bus has now been extended to Pudupatti Colony.
Time of India
15-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Krishna district leads in PHC, UPHC performance rankings
1 2 Vijayawada: The combined Krishna district topped all 13 erstwhile districts in Andhra Pradesh in providing health and medical care services to the general public through primary healthcare centres (PHCs) and urban primary healthcare centres (UPHCs). It was followed by Vizianagaram and Prakasam districts, while Anantapur district stood a distant last. The three remaining districts in the Rayalaseema region—Kurnool, Kadapa, and Chittoor, also remained at the bottom of the PHC and UPHC performance rankings. These rankings were announced during a review meeting chaired by health minister Y Satya Kumar Yadav with DMHOs and DCHSs at his chamber in the secretariat at Velagapudi on Tuesday. The rankings were based on an internal assessment conducted by the health department. Besides expressing concern over the poor performance in rendering healthcare services at PHCs and UPHCs in the Rayalaseema districts, Satya Kumar also highlighted the negligible performance of secondary hospitals in the region. He noted that three out of seven districts with low surgery rates at secondary hospitals belonged to Rayalaseema. The three districts with lowest surgery rates at secondary hospitals were Anantapur (10%), Kurnool (10%) and Tirupati (24%). by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning For Working Professionals. BITS Pilani WILP Apply Now Undo Meanwhile, with 42% surgery rates, Chittoor district performed comparatively better than the remaining districts in the region. In addition, the health minister pointed out that secondary hospitals in the Rayalaseema region also lagged in the utilisation of healthcare services under the Dr NTR Vaidya Seva Trust Scheme. Only three percent of surgeries were performed under the scheme, while the highest combined average of surgeries done under the free treatment scheme at secondary hospitals in the Rayalaseema districts stood at approximately 25%. He further noted that the number of maternal deliveries performed at secondary hospitals in the Rayalaseema districts remained low. Against this backdrop, Satya Kumar directed the concerned officials to initiate appropriate measures to increase the maternal birth rate and the number of surgeries performed under the Vaidya Seva Scheme at secondary hospitals in the Rayalaseema districts. Furthermore, the health minister flagged several irregularities by DMHOs in discharging their duties and raised serious concerns over allegations that health department offices were becoming centres of corruption. In this regard, Satya Kumar proposed the transfer of second-rung officials working in DMHO offices to curb irregularities in the health and medical departments. He further proposed a graded review performance system for DMHOs, to be conducted twice a year.
Hans India
28-04-2025
- Health
- Hans India
Facial attendance system for med. staff from May 1
Hyderabad: The Telangana government is set to introduce Aadhaar based facial attendance system for the medical staff including the personnel in PHCs, UPHCs, Basti Dawakhanas and medical colleges in the State from May 1. The medical and health department personnel who do not follow the discipline will have to face loss of pay. The government has mandated that the staff from the Primary Health Centres, Urban Primary Health Centres and Basti Dawakhanas should be in the duty from 9 am to 4 pm. The doctors and teaching doctors who do not follow the time discipline will have to face pay cuts. Director of Public Health B Ravinder Nayak said that there are 638 PHCs, 248 UPHCs and 468 Basti Davakhanas in the State. The aim of the government is to provide better treatment to the poor and middle class sections. The doctors should come to the hospitals in time and register the facial based biometric attendance. The para-medical staff and other personnel should also be in their duties on time. They should be available on time for giving services to provide better treatment, said Dr Ravinder Nayak, adding salaries will be decided based on the attendance. The decision comes after the National Medical Council (NMC) directed the government to implement the app based facial attendance in hospitals and medical colleges. Recently, the Health Minister C Damodar Raja Narsimha had visited the Gandhi Hospital and was unhappy with many doctors not seen in the hospital. He had asked the superintendent to issue show cause notice to the doctors who were absent. The Minister wanted the officials to ensure a system in place to check the attendance of the staff. The doctors would have to enrol their name, institution name, district name and Aadhaar details in the mobile application. There would be regular monitoring of the attendance with surprise inspections. There are 34 government medical colleges and 28 private medical colleges in the State and the rule would be for all. Besides facial recognition, there would be geo tagging to check the moments of the doctors and faculty in the institutions, the officials said.
New Indian Express
25-04-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
Treatment for lifestyle diseases soon in PHCs across Karnataka
BENGALURU: With the cases of lifestyle diseases increasing, the health department is planning to offer healthcare to such patients at its Primary Health Centres (PHCs) across the state at an affordable cost. The number of people with diabetes, back pain, early age arthritis, pulmonary diseases, asthma and other lifestyle diseases, also called as non-communicable diseases, is increasing. The Gruha Arogya programme initiated by the state government also revealed that people from all age groups suffer from such diseases. Along with basic medical facilities, tests and treatments for lifestyle diseases will be given, Harsh Gupta, principal secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, said. 'PHCs will also be equipped with medical equipment to test people with lifestyle diseases. Like in private health centres, patients' health cards will also be maintained at PHCs, which can be referred anywhere in the state. We are planning to offer dental care in PHCs,' said a government doctor. A senior health official said many people do not visit government hospitals because they lack facilities. Efforts are not being made to improve them. 'Now, most people, including students, suffer from blood pressure and diabetes. They can have health cards from PHCs free of cost. There are many MBBS graduates and young doctors seeking jobs. We will appoint them in PHCs on a contract basis,' the official added. He said PHCs are being linked with government hospitals for referring cancer patients for immediate treatment, just like private clinics partnering with hospitals providing specialised healthcare. Gupta admitted to the staff shortage in government hospitals and PHCs. He said 30% of posts are vacant in critical care sections (around 40,000). They faced a shortage of 9,000 nurses, auxiliary nurses, midwives and technicians.
