Mangaluru: A farewell programme and felicitation were extended to Dakshina Kannada zilla panchayat CEO Kumar, who has been transferred as the DC of Ma.
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Most of the villages have a decent anganwadi building. Hence, we decided to install ECG machines in anganwadis, and in an era of telemedicine, doctors can be reached over the phone, said Dr Padmanabha Kamath, professor, and HoD, cardiology, KMC Mangaluru.
MANGALURU: In an attempt to strengthen the rural healthcare sector amid Covid, Cardiology at Doorstep (CAD) Foundation will set up ECG machines at anganwadis.
Dr Padmanabha Kamath, professor, and HoD, cardiology, KMC Mangaluru, who leads the initiative, said, We have seen how gram panchayats are playing an important role in the fight against Covid-19, and hence we have decided to strengthen the healthcare sector in the remote areas through them. We found there are GPs with good buildings, but no health facility nearby. This prompted us to launch the GP Anganwadi (CAD- GAP) project, an attempt to bridge the gap in the rural healthcare system.
The Karnataka government on Friday announced more relaxations from June 14 in the 19 districts, including Bengaluru Urban, where Covid positivity rate has fallen below 5%. The relaxations will be in force till June 21 after which revised guidelines may be issued depending on the Covid-19 situation in these districts, the government reiterated. While bars and pubs have been allowed to reopen only to sell liquor bottles as takeaway, standalone liquor shops have been allowed to open from 6am to 2pm. Earlier, these shops were allowed to operate from 6am to 10am. Optical shops have been allowed to reopen between 6am and 2pm. The revised Unlock 1.0 guidelines announced by the state said regional transport offices (RTOs), tahsildar, taluk and all other offices of the revenue department, housing, cooperation and Nabard have been allowed to function with 50% staff. Stay with TOI for all updates.