Thanks to a new feature on Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (GFDCA) portal, search for blood availability in blood banks of Gujarat in an emergency situation is now a click away. On Tuesday, the state food and drugs …
Reports have confirmed that the density of mosquito breeding spots was higher than the average housing index in many areas in the national capital. Officials of the municipal corporations and the Cantonment Board were directed by …
Recently, IIT Delhi and JNU – two of the country’s premier educational institutions were challaned by the Delhi Municipal Corporation for failing to check mosquito-breeding in their campus. ‘Mosquito-breeding was found at …
The Delhi government announced on Monday that eight city hospitals will be upgraded for better treatment of dengue patients. It also directed other city hospitals with platelet separator machines and blood banks to ensure …
The dengue menace is truly back in the capital with over 150 official cases. Hospitals said that the official data is not accurate and most hospitals have been receiving at least a dozen cases every day for the last two weeks. To …
Delhi Health Minister Dr A K Walia has warned officials responsible for fumigation and other anti-dengue drives that goofing on the job will simply not be tolerated as the number of dengue cases continue to increase in the …
Delhi Government has directed authorities to step up fogging, clean drains regularly and remove garbage from streets in an effort to curb the dengue menace.
Health Minister A K Walia asked the authorities at a review meeting to …
Holding Kalawati Saran Children Hospital (KSCH) and its doctor Ajay Kumar guilty of transfusing HIV infected blood to a child 14 years ago in his infancy, the Delhi Consumer Commission has ordered to pay Rs 10 lakh as damages to …
The apex consumer court took a tough stand against medical negligence and slapped a Rs.50,000 penalty on the Delhi-based Fortis Escorts Heart Institute for an infected blood transfusion which left a patient afflicted with …
The union health ministry is planning a nationwide database of blood donors connected through a web-enabled system. "Blood donation services require a complete revamp. We are planning a national database of blood donors …
For rare blood groups finding a donor during emergencies can be daunting. The Indian Blood Banks Society (IBBS) took a major step to decrease the difficulties. The IBBS recently launched a website that would help you contact a …
