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Rs 20 cr allocated
for Sanjay Gandhi Hospital EMS
The Emergency Medical Service (EMS) is being upgraded at the
125-bed Sanjay Gandhi Accident and Rehabilitation Centre,
an autonomous medical institution funded by the State Government
at the cost of Rs 20 crore.
Kidwai to set
up 300 bed super speciality oncology unit
The Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, a 500-bed Institute
for cancer in the city plans to build a 300-bed new complex
in the premises at a cost of about Rs 20 crore.
Manipal Global
Nursing Program aims to send 500 to the US by ’06
The Manipal Group has initiated Manipal Global Nursing Program
(MGNP), a unique and comprehensive programme covering all
the requirements for a nurse from India to work in the largest
and sophisticated hospitals in the world.
Hospital finds
cheaper substitute to intraosseous needle for newborns
Tracing the veins of the newborn is difficult and hence, inserting
an needle intravenously is an uphill task.
Many oncologists
unaware of cancer clot risk: Study Indian oncologists claim
otherwise
Patients receiving cancer treatments are at greater risk of
blood clots, yet more than a quarter of oncologists do not
recognise their clotting effects and preventive measures are
rarely used, reveals a study published in the October issue
of the British Medical Journal.
G Kuppuswamy Naidu
Hospital to establish telemedicine network
G Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital (GKNM), one of the oldest
trust hospitals in Coimbatore, is all set to connect to its
community out-reach medical centre through telemedicine. The
Rs 10 lakh project is expected to take off next year.
India has the
fastest expanding DOTS programme
A joint review of India’s TB control programme conducted
by a team of international and national TB experts has lauded
India’s Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme
(RNTCP) under which the country has achieved the fastest expanding
(Directly Observed Treatment Shortcourse) DOTS programme in
the world.
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