Mangaluru : Four clinical dengue deaths have been reported in the district so far, said District Health Officer Dr Ramakrishna Rao. Speaking to reporters at the Mangaluru City Corporation office on Monday, he said that one more suspected case of dengue was reported on Sunday but it is yet to be confirmed through laboratory tests. […]

Mangaluru : The Health and Family Welfare Department is intensifying dengue source reduction works and prevent possible spike of dengue cases, District Health and Family Welfare Officer M. Ramakrishna Rao has said. Speaking to reporters on the occasion of National Dengue Day here on Thursday, Dr. Rao said that with extensive pre-monsoon showers, there was […]

Mangaluru: The Health Department has come with a innovative way to make treatment for malaria easily available. Henceforth, treatment for malaria can be easily availed through a call. A person showing symptoms of malaria need only call 944856972. Soon a paramedic from the health department will visit the patients home and collect blood samples to […]

Mangaluru: “Some are spreading false messages regarding the government hospitals which are providing best treatment to poor. Medical sector is not a corporate sector it is considered as to be a service sector. The department is ready to provide more facilities to the people through the government hospitals,” said State health minister Ramesh Kumar. He […]

Mangaluru: Come April next, endosulfan victims, who visit the two care centres in Dakshina Kannada, will get fish curry and egg on alternate days for lunch. They will be served vegetable idli, multigrain dosa, ragi “manni” and a bowl of apple, papaya and watermelon. This food chart has been prepared by the District Health Department […]

Mangaluru: “Evening clinics will be opened in four urban primary health centres in the city by the end of this month,” said food and civil supplies Minister U T Khader. He was speaking in a meeting held at DC office on Monday with health department and other department officials. Sadashiv, District Project Management Officer, National […]

Belagavi: In a bid to tide over acute shortage of specialist doctors in government hospitals, the Health department is taking steps to hire doctors from the private sector on contract or to work on “on call” basis. Replying to Duryodhan Aihole (BJP) in the Legislative Assembly, Health Minister K R Ramesh Kumar said specialists are not keen on […]

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government will soon terminate as many as 804 doctors for unauthorised absence from work. A decision in this regard was taken after the doctors failed to report to work even after being served notices. During a press conference on Thursday, Minister for Health and Family Welfare K R Ramesh Kumar said these doctors, who were appointed […]

Belthangady: Out dated medicines worth in lakhs were dumped at public area at Belthangady. Near the forest department office the medicines have been dumped by some unknown persons. The development was reported on Saturday evening. Out dated medicine, syringe, injections and other medicinal items have been dumped at the spot. Health department and town panchayat […]

Mangaluru : A large number of nursing students and Health Department personnel took part in a rally to create awareness on dengue, malaria and other vector-borne diseases here on Monday. The rally was part of programmes conducted on the occasion of National Dengue Day. While 465 persons from the district were found dengue positive in […]