Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district on Tuesday embarked on implementing revised national tuberculosis control programme (RNTCP) where TB patients will be administered the Directly Observed Treatment Short (DOTS) medication daily rather than three times a week. Meenakshi Shantigodu, president, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat launched the RNTCP awareness drive under the aegis of department of health and […]

Mangalore : Department of prisons in association with Karnataka State Aids Prevention Society organized a programme on HIV/AIDS at district prison on September 14, Sunday. The programme was organized as per the directions of Project Director of Karnataka State Aids Prevention Society with an objective of creating awareness among jail inmates on HIV. Speaking on […]