Fire breaks out at the chief medical officer's record room in Prayagraj, causing panic but no injuries. Short circuit cited as the cause. Quick action by office staff controls the fire within 30 minutes.
In a first, a delivery was conducted at urban primary health centre in Sangam city on Thursday. Deliveries now possible at PHCs as well. Chief medical officer (Prayagraj) Dr Ashu Pandey conducted the first ever delivery at Urban PHC, Daraganj. Mother and child doing well.
Prayagraj city will soon have its second Sentinel Surveillance Hospital Lab (SSH Lab) to diagnose dengue virus. Efforts are underway to open the lab at Tej Bahadur Sapru hospital by the end of this year. The theme of National Dengue Day this year was to connect with the community and control dengue. Awareness workshops on dengue Elisa and CLIA were also organized at the event. Recent articles include updates on dengue vaccines and measures to tackle dengue cases.
Read about the wedding of Shalini and Jitendra at the Maa Sharda temple in Triveni Hospital on the mela campus in Prayagraj on the occasion of Basant Panchami. The wedding took place with the blessings of Chief Medical Officer Dr Ashu Pandey and all medical and para medical staff.