About 200 outsourced nurses working at Gandhi Hospital are boycotting duties demanding regularisation for nurses who have been working with the hospital for more than 15 years. The nurses say that though this is not the right time to boycott duties, they were left with no choice because representations to the hospital authorities did not […]
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#Covid Doctors Working Inside Isolation Wards Reveals ‘Exhaustion’ In Hyderabad
A peek into the long shifts pulled by doctors living inside the isolation facility reveals the exhaustion, fears and heroism of healthcare workers across the country as they struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. If the world had not been in the throes of a pandemic, Dr. S Nagarjuna would have been married to his […]
Dialysis Patients In Telangana Hit Hard During #Corona Lockdown
Pressure on dialysis centres at public hospitals has increasing rapidly. Getting dialysis care is proving to be a big challenge for patients during the coronavirus lockdown. Around 40 Aarogyasri centres across Telangana are running at full capacity, creating fears amongst hospital staff that there might be an overload on dialysis machines. The facility is being […]
Why Govt Delays To Provide Doctors ‘Protective Gear’ And PPE In #Corona Hospitals?
The Modi government delayed framing proper guidelines and standards for the manufacture of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) — meant for health workers and first responders treating coronavirus patients — in India. The delay is one of the reasons that health workers in India are now facing a severe shortage in high quality protective suits, the […]
Why To Emulate ‘Public-Private Partnership’ For ‘108 Medical Emergency Services’ In Telangana?
The Telangana government, according to media reports, has decided to invite tenders to identify the service provider for operation and maintenance of 108 Emergency Responsive Services in the State. A committee has been constituted for preparation of RFP, floating tenders, finalisation of service provider and transition of services, among others. When the then united Andhra […]