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Maha: Nanded hospital's dean denies medical negligence as cause of deaths

He emphasised that there was no shortage of medicines or doctors, and the patients were given proper care, but their bodies did not respond to the treatment

Maha: Nanded hospital's dean denies medical negligence as cause of deaths
Updated On : 03 Oct 2023 | 12:14 PM IST

Delhi mayor decries shortage of doctors, staff at MCD-run hospital

Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Wednesday expressed concern over shortage of doctors and nurses at a hospital run by the civic body while stressing on the need for adequate staff and other facilities to provide better health services to people. She inspected the health facilities at MCD-run Maharishi Valmiki Infectious Diseases Hospital, Kingsway Camp in north west Delhi. She also interacted with patients and inquired about the services at the hospital. The inspection revealed that the infrastructure of the hospital needed immediate repairs. The mayor later instructed the officials to prepare an estimates report for the repair requirements, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said in a statement. Oberoi visited all major wards of the hospital, including ENT, OPD, ARV Centre, X-Ray department and medical record room. She also inspected the maternity and child care centre as well as the chickenpox ward. "The mayor expressed concern over shortage of doctors and nurses in the hospita

Delhi mayor decries shortage of doctors, staff at MCD-run hospital
Updated On : 05 Jul 2023 | 11:09 PM IST

Jaishankar offers India's help after hospital in SL suspends surgeries

The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has forced the country to give up on its primary needs including healthcare

Jaishankar offers India's help after hospital in SL suspends surgeries
Updated On : 29 Mar 2022 | 4:00 PM IST

No-deal Brexit may worsen Europe's medicine shortage, warn health experts

About 45 million packs of medicines are shipped from Britain to the rest of the bloc every month, in trade worth nearly 12 billion pounds ($14.5 billion) in 2016

No-deal Brexit may worsen Europe's medicine shortage, warn health experts
Updated On : 05 Nov 2019 | 1:55 PM IST