Mangaluru : The State government has sought Rs. 22 crore from the Union government under the National Health Mission scheme for renovation of the Government Wenlock Hospital. The proposal has been made at a time when Kasturba Medical College here has asked the hospital on “lease” for 30 years to help its students continue using […]

Mangaluru : Wenlock District Hospital won the second place in the Kayakalp Award under the Swachh Bharat Mission launched by the Prime Minister. The award was received by Wenlock Hospital Superintendent Dr Rajeshwari Devi H R from Union Minister for Health at New Delhi on Wednesday. To recognise the efforts of ensuring good quality public […]

Mangaluru : A young couple have been found dead at Dattanagar near Shaktinagar in the city on Sunday night, March 13. The incident came to light after neighbours who informed the house owner on Monday. The owner broke open the house, the couple was found hanging from the ceiling of the fan. It is said, […]

Mangaluru: Three persons were killed, one sustained severe injuries after a tempo and tipper collided at Yedapadavu on Tuesday, March 8. The deceased have been identified as Kallappa (37) from Hubballi, Sonu (35) from Jharkand and Prakash Rao (34) from Mangaluru. It is said,a speeding goods tempo first hit a bike and then rammed into […]

Mangaluru : The KMC, Mangaluru, has proposed to carry out the infrastructure development of the Government Wenlock Hospital in a public-private partnership (PPP ) at a cost of Rs 50 crore-100 crore. The proposal was made at a meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim at the officer’s court hall in Mangaluru on Monday. KMC Mangaluru […]

Mangaluru : Sputum sample of a person suspected of Tuberculosis from the district will no longer be referred to Vijayapura or Bengaluru for diagnosis. A machine for quick diagnosis of Tuberculosis (TB) and multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) will be installed at the Government Wenlock Hospital here by this month-end. The Cartridge-based Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing […]

Mangaluru : The Government Wenlock Hospital here no longer depends on other blood banks in the city to separate platelets, red blood cells and plasma from the whole blood. It has upgraded its blood component separation unit to meet the demand for blood components among patients admitted in it and other needy persons. The Regional […]

Mangaluru : Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader said the Health department treats Indian system of medicine on a par with allopathic medicine. An Ayush hospital will come up at the district Wenlock hospital premises in Mangaluru shortly. Speaking at the inauguration of the two-day Ayush Habba 2015, organised by the Ayush […]

Mangaluru : “My brother Madoor Isubu had life threat since last two months. The family had brought the issue to the notice of City Police Commissioner. He was murdered due to the negligence of the police personnel,” said Moideen, brother of Madoor Isubu who was hacked to death in Mangaluru sub jail on Monday. He […]

Mangaluru: In broad daylight an auto rickshaw driver was stabbed by the biker near Roopavani theatre in Market road on Sunday., September 13. It is said, the auto rickshaw driver who questioned a biker for entering to one way lane in Market road at around 2.30 pm was assaulted and stabbed. The auto driver has […]