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 District Health and Family Welfare Department has taken all preventive measures to check the outbreak of the Kyasanur Forest Disease – monkey fever – in Dakshina Kannada. District Health Officer Dr Ramakrishna Rao told reporters on Tuesday that the previous case of monkey fever was reported in 2014-15 at Beluvai. Three people […]

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer M.R. Ravi has said that there is a need for more campaigning on family planning in the district which has been ranked 29th in terms of people adopting family planning. Speaking at the Population Day at the Town Hall here on Wednesday, Mr. Ravi said that it […]

Mangaluru : The work on the new six-storey building of the Lady Goschen Hospital will be completed by June-end and the building will be opened for public use in July said MP Nalin Kumar Kateel. Speaking after inspecting the work on the building on Monday, he said he has directed the contractor to speed up […]