NIMHANS and DIA signed a MoU to collaborate on dementia care with an aim to improve the quality of life for persons with dementia and their caregivers. They will work together on advocacy, outreach, training, research, and support services. The MoU includes activities like support groups, information dissemination, research initiatives, education programs, and conferences.
According to Bengaluru-based NIMHANS, a premier institute for mental health and neuroscience in India, the collaboration aims to improve the overall quality of life of persons with dementia and their family caregivers through various modalities, they said.
As per the Supreme Court’s NALSA judgement, transgender persons should be extended reservation in case of admission to educational institutions and for public appointments.
Bombay high court
Mumbai: Bombay high court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by the wife of a doctor who died due to Covid-19, seeking Rs 50 lakh insurance for Covid warriors under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, holding that the scheme was only for private doctors whose services were requisitioned for Covid-19 duties.
The verdict by a bench of Justices Shahrukh Kathawalla and Riyaz Chagla came on a petition by Koparkhairane resident Kiran Surgade. On March 31, 2020, Dr Bhaskar Surgude got a notice from Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation to open his clinic to treat patients, and was warned of prosecution if he did not. He opened his clinic at Turbhe and treated Covid patients. He got infected and died on June 10.