National Health Rights Commission
NAGPUR: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has summoned the Chief Secretary of Health Department of Maharashtra state for not taking action in a case of medical negligence that had happened in June 2020 at Indira Gandhi Government Medical College (IGGMC) and Mayo Hospital of Nagpur.
In June 2020, a woman identified as Shabnam Bano was admitted to IGGMC in labour pain but doctors allegedly refused to provide services to her as her Covid-19 report was pending. The woman lost her child due to this medical negligence. As hospital authorities failed to take any action against the doctors, social worker Sachin Khobragade took this matter to the NHRC. After more than a year since the incidence, and a series of notices, reminders and correspondents during this period, the NHRC has finally issued summon to Health Secretary for not preparing any report on this incident.
April 01, 2021
₹2,000 crore will be spent in the procurement of 50,000 Made-in-India ventilators to government-run Covid hospitals - The Hindu
₹2,000 crore will be spent in the procurement of 50,000 Made-in-India ventilators to government-run Covid hospitals - The Hindu×
E-commerce major Flipkart and Give India Team have made 28 ventilators available to the Health Department of the Maharashtra Government.
A press statement issued by the Chief Minister s office on Thursday said that the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray appreciated the efforts by the two organizations. He said that these equipments will definitely help the patients, the statement said.
A number of Covid patients in critical condition need ventilator support and the Maharashtra Government has been receiving ventilators from a number of corporate houses and NGOs since the beginning of the pandemic.
January 15, 2021
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The preparations have been completed at 285 centres in Maharashtra, as per the instructions of the Central Governmentfor providing COVID vaccines, which will start from Saturday. At each centre, the vaccine will be provided to 100 health workers on the first day, which cover 28,500 workers. The process of sending messages for selected health workers is underway. In this message, the worker will be informed about the time, vaccine centre location and vaccine company name will be given, said the Principal Secretary of the Health Department of Maharashtra, Pradeep Vyas.
A team of five people have been deployed at each centre for vaccination. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister through a direct TV broadcast will view vaccination sessions at Cooper Hospital, Mumbai and at Jalna District Hospital. The State has received 9.63 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine and 20,000 doses of Covaxin vaccine, which have been distributed to all the districts. Vaccinations will be given dai