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UP government rolls out 133 ambulances

September 15, 2012
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav launched the Samajwadi Swasthya Seva, the biggest emergency medical transport service in the country. Yadav flagged-off 133 ambulances under the ambitious service launched in 13 …

UP gets 200 new ambulances under the NHRM scheme

August 23, 2012
Uttar Pradesh has taken a step forward towards better emergency health care. The chief minister of the state Akhilesh Yadav, has recently flagged off 200 brand new ambulances for districts of the state.  Speaking before the …

PG students in Thiruvananthapuram on strike to protest three year compulsory rural service

April 24, 2012
Over 2000 post-graduate doctors, house surgeons and senior residents of five state government-run are going to boycott work from Monday to protest the three year compulsory bonded rural service for PG students. "Though we had …

Assam to upgrade health workers’ skills to tackle high maternal deaths

April 23, 2012
Assam, which has the highest maternal mortality rate (MMR) in the country at 390 per 1,000 live births, also faces a serious crunch of doctors. So the state is now rolling out rural health workers, upgrading skills and making it …