Contract doctor held for diversion of drugs
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Several Adivasi organisations had protested the illegal diversion of medicines
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Several Adivasi organisations had protested the illegal diversion of medicines
Bhadrachalam town police on Monday arrested Krishna Prasad, a contract doctor working in the Government Area Hospital in Bhadrachalam, on charges of “diversion” of COVID-19 anti-viral drugs and endangering the lives of people in these times of pandemic.
The action comes in the wake of serious allegations levelled by several Adivasi organisations over the alleged scam involving diversion of COVID-19 drugs from the State-run area hospital to a private hospital, sources said.
A day after allegations of a scam involving diversion of COVID-19 drugs from the Government Area Hospital in Bhadrachalam to a private hospital came to the fore, the Bhadrachalam town police on Sunday
Allegations of drug diversion to private facility surface
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Amid the rising demand for anti-viral drugs used in COVID-19 treatment, allegations of “diversion” of some essential medicines from the Government Area Hospital in Bhadrachalam to a private hospital in the temple town surfaced on Saturday.
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of various Adivasi organisations has alleged that the essential medicines allotted to the Government Area Hospital in the State’s tribal heartland were being diverted to a private hospital in a clandestine manner.
The JAC demanded that a CBI-CID inquiry should be ordered into the alleged diversion to unravel the “racket” and punish the guilty, according to a press release issued on Saturday.
13,666 receive COVID vaccine in Telangana
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Healthcare worker develops giddiness a day after vaccination, hospitalised
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A medical worker prepares to inoculate a colleague at a PHC in Hyderabad on Monday. | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna
Healthcare worker develops giddiness a day after vaccination, hospitalised
On the second day of COVID-19 vaccination drive, 82% of the targeted beneficiaries were immunised across 335 session sites in Telangana. The State Health department officials planned to vaccinate 16,750 healthcare workers from the State and Central government departments on Monday. Out of them, 13,666 were given the jab.
State’s Director of Public Health G Srinivasa Rao said that 15 cases of Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI) were reported on Monday. “All are stable,” he said.
Arrangements being made for vaccine dry run at 150 institutions in Chittoor
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25 medical and health staff take part in the dry run
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25 medical and health staff take part in the dry run
Joint Collector (Development) Veerabrahmam on Friday launched the second dry run of COVID-19 vaccination at Government Area Hospital at Puttur and Primary Health Centre at Narayanavanam.
Inspecting the dry run, he expressed happiness that foolproof arrangements were under way at about 150 health institutions in the district, including PHCs, community health centres, area and teaching hospitals.
Mr. Veerabadram said in each centre, at least 25 personnel of the medical and health wing had taken part in the dry run.