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76
per cent private abortion centres are unregistered:
Study
A comprehensive study on abortion facilities covering
six states (Maharashtra, Kerala, Haryana, Rajasthan,
Madya Pradesh and Mizoram) conducted by the NGOs-Centre
for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes (CEHAT)
and Healthwatch has shockingly revealed that only
24 per cent of the private abortion centres are
registered under the Medical Termination of Preganancy
(MTP) Act, 1971.
Epidemic
of malignant CAD in young Indians
The dawn of twentieth century witnessed the beginning
of a global epidemic or Coronary Artery Disease
(CAD). It began its march in the US from early
1920s, in the UK from 1930s, and in other parts
of Europe from 1940s.
Health
and human rights are inextricably intertwined
Human Rights Day is commemorated every year on 10th
December as the anniversary of the adoption of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights ( UDHR) by
the United Nations General Assembly on December
10th, 1948.
Reporting
notifiable disease to authorities
Dengue fever is the talk of the town. Municipal
Corporations of all major cities have geared-up
to prevent the outbreak of a dengue epidemic.
Management of proved cases of dengue is important
but steps taken to prevent dengue outbreaks are
more important.
Communication
Communication
in health care
Millennia ago, Aristotle said, man is a rational
animal. Thereby emerged the concept of cognitive
or rational intelligence for Homo sapiens.
Patient Care
Surveys,
tools and patient satisfaction
The cliched statement for better patient services
is understand your patient. I would like to put
a suffix to that i.e. ‘Touch your patient by
understanding your employee.’
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