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    World Parkinson’s Day: AIIMS Neurology dept organizes public awareness programme

    World Parkinson's Day: AIIMS Neurology dept organizes public awareness programme

    New Delhi: In a bid to create awareness of Parkinson’s disease, the premier health institution, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi Department of Neurology on Saturday organized a public awareness programme on Parkinson’s disease here to mark World Parkinson’s Day. The annual event was attended by over 100 people including patients […] More

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    Three months District Residency Programme for PG medicos in Manipur

    Three months District Residency Programme for PG medicos in Manipur

    Imphal: In a move to ensure the availability of specialist doctors in rural areas as well, the postgraduate medical students will be deployed at different district hospitals of Manipur under the National Medical Council’s (NMC) district residency programme. The district residence scheme for the state’s postgraduate medical students was officially launched on Monday at the […] More

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    Family Doctor Programme: 87 Medical Officers appointed at 40 PHCs in Andhra Pradesh

    Family Doctor Programme: 87 Medical Officers appointed at 40 PHCs in Andhra Pradesh

    Kakinada: Days after the Andhra Pradesh CM officially launched the ‘Family Doctor’ programme, the Kakinada Collector Kritika Shukla said that around 87 medical officers have been recruited to 40 Primary Health Centres in the district to make the programme successful.  The second medical officer of the PHC is required to visit the villages every 15 […] More

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    Healthcare at Doorstep: Andhra Pradesh CM launches Family Doctor Programme

    Healthcare at Doorstep: Andhra Pradesh CM launches Family Doctor Programme

    AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday formally launched the Family Doctor Programme aimed at taking healthcare to the doorstep of the people. Under the programme, qualified doctors in 10, 032 Dr YSR Village Health Clinics would extend preventive healthcare to the needy across the state.  Launching the programme at […] More