All Set For ‘Old Building Demolition’ Of Osmania General Hospital In Hyderabad

After overcoming all legal hurdles in the Supreme Court and the state high court on the demolition of state secretariat buildings, the Telangana government led by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has set his eyes on the demolition of the century-old Osmania General Hospital. KCR government ordered the closure of the Osmania General Hospital, taking […]

How One ‘State Health Bulletin’ Can Answer To ‘Covid Criticism’ In Telangana?

After discrepancies were found and highlighted several times in the medical bulletins put out by the District Medical Health Officers (DMHO) and the state health department, Telangana has finally found a solution to this never-ending controversy: they have now instructed all DMHOs to stop issuing medical bulletins altogether! Most districts have already stopped issuing medical […]

Why Telangana Govt Failed To Handle ‘Covid-19 Muddle’ And Facing Flak?

Doctors, Epidemiologists, and researchers point out that Telangana now needs to enforce a comprehensive preventive strategy to arrest the transmission of the disease. But the sign of action from government is very blurring to see and clarification statements making noise all over. Recently, the Telangana government transferred out the Special Chief Secretary Health A Santi […]

Why ‘Covid Deaths’ Go Unreported At Osmania Hospital In Hyderabad?

It’s a legal dodge, really: If death happens when test results are awaited, it’s not officially COVID-19. Doctors at Hyderabad’s Osmania General Hospital (OGH) have confirmed to #KhabarLive that the Telangana state government is indeed under-reporting COVID-19 deaths in the state, aided by a small lag in the testing process. One senior doctor working at […]

‘Structural Health’ Of Osmania General Hospital Falls Prey To ‘Bad Political Governance’

Structural health of the heritage structure remains questionable for decades now. An existential dilemma has been plaguing the Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabad for long, with the structural health of the heritage structure, constructed in the early 1900s, remaining questionable for decades now. The condition of the hospital is once again the subject of a debate on […]

Hyderabad’s Historic Osmania General Hospital Flooded With Heavy Rains

It was a flood-like situation in the over a century old hospital with the employees struggling to prevent the water from entering the building in Hyderabad. Rain and drainage water entered into state-run Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabad, turning the oldest and one of the biggest healthcare facilities in Telangana into a cesspool. It was […]

‘Covid Patients’ Forced To Share Isolation Ward With ‘Dead Patient Bodies’ At Osmania Hospital In Hyderabad

This is the bizzare and shocking incident, which is untolerable at government run Osmania General Hospital (OGH) in Hyderabad, where Covid patients designated Covid Isolation Ward has become a point of sheer negligence and apathy of authorities. Here, in Osmania General Hospital, 20 patients had to share space with two bodies for over seven hours […]

India’s First ‘COVID-19 Convalescence Centre’ All Set To Opened In Hyderabad

Hyderabad will soon have its first convalescence centre for all those who have just recovered from COVID-19 but are worried about going back home just yet. The Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI) has decided to open the doors of its training centre for those who have recovered from COVID-19. They have opened up a […]

How To Avoid Covid Scare In Diabetics?

Diabetic patients might have a higher risk of severe infection, but there are ways to bring down the odds. Here’s some. We have all been repeatedly told that the elderly, particularly those above 60, and those with pre-existing illnesses like cardio-vascular diseases or “co-morbitities” are more vulnerable to serious COVID-19 infections. India currently ranks fourth […]

Telangana Journos Demands ‘Where is KCR?’ Campaign, Moves To HC For CM’s Health Concern

A mandamus writ petition has been filed in Telangana High Court seeking the details about the health and the current location of Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR). The petitioner, Naveen alias Teenmar Mallanna, moved the court expressing his concerns over the health of the Chief Minister. Naveen is a well-known Telugu journalist. In his […]