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health officer news

PMC’s Metropolitan Surveillance Unit now operational

On September 25, a coordination meeting of various stakeholder departments was held under the chairmanship of municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram to outline the MSU’s objectives and ensure effective inter-departmental cooperation during future outbreaks. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Sept 26, 2025 06:36 am IST

Official: Woman dies due to contaminated water

Village leader Yogesh expressed concern over the lack of response to the ongoing problem in Marenahalli. (File photo)
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 08:40 am IST

41 people hospitalised after consuming contaminated water in Belagavi: Official

Officials said that the contamination occurred when drain water seeped into cracked pipelines (File photo)
Updated on Aug 14, 2024 07:32 am IST

Medical officer sacked for alleged negligence in snake bite death

Pune district health officer has terminated the services of medical officer of Otur primary health centre for alleged negligence in treating a snake bite patient. (Getty Images (PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))
Updated on Aug 08, 2024 09:08 am IST

Lukewarm response to tender defers cervical cancer vaccination in Pune schools

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women after breast, lung, and colorectal cancer, with the country accounting for nearly one-fourth of the world’s cervical cancer deaths. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
Published on Mar 01, 2024 09:57 pm IST

Covid cases have hit a plateau in Pune district, say PMC health officials

While Maharashtra is witnessing a spike in number of fresh Covid-19 cases, the situation in Pune district is improving as the case load has hit a plateau. (HT FILE PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 10:57 pm IST

Now, nagar nigam carries out drive to catch stray dogs on AMU campus

Nagar nigam caught around 10 stray dogs on the AMU campus. (HT File)
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 12:53 am IST

IMA raises concern over authenticity of complaints received by PMC’s grievance redressal cell

The toll-free helpline 1800-233-4151 was made available during working hours. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 15, 2023 11:50 pm IST

Ludhiana railway station’s main entry, exit gates to be closed for redevelopment work

The alternative gates at the Ludhiana Railway Station will remain in use for passengers for a duration of 30 months (Gurpreet Singh/HT)
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 10:43 pm IST

All districts to focus on testing and tracking Covid-19 patients

The number of Covid-19 cases in the state appears to be lower, but the true situation cannot be predicted until the number of samples is increased, according to state health officials. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 11:40 pm IST

Shortage of influenza vaccines in PMC

The civic body ran out of its stock in January this year. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 03, 2023 11:25 pm IST

PMC yet to track down kin of 550 Covid-19 victims

A year after initiating the ex-gratia process for Covid-19 victims, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is still attempting to locate relatives of the 550 applicants in order to complete the formalities. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
Updated on Apr 02, 2023 10:16 pm IST

TB cases rise in Pune, need to look beyond lungs to eliminate TB, say experts

Government of India (GoI) is working towards eradicating TB by 2025 with newer vaccines and shorter courses of treatment, and a rise in EPTB cases will only jeopardise these efforts. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
Updated on Apr 02, 2023 09:55 pm IST

PMC runs out of Covid vaccine stock, CVCs to remain closed today

PMC received stock of 13,000 Covishield doses and 10,000 Covaxin doses in January this year. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Mar 31, 2023 11:16 pm IST

BMC aims to vaccinate 1 crore Mumbaiites within a month

A health worker takes a swab sample of a resident in Govandi on Thursday.
Published on Dec 04, 2020 01:18 am IST

NDMC municipal health officer tests Covid-19 positive

In the South Delhi Municipal Corporation, a sanitation worker succumbed to the disease in late May.
Published on Jun 13, 2020 03:21 pm IST

Rajasthan records highest single-day spike of 242 Covid-19 cases

There was an outbreak in the jails on Saturday when 119 cases were reported from two prisons in Jaipur district. On Sunday too, until 2pm, 14 cases had been reported from the two jails.
Published on May 17, 2020 11:19 pm IST

Govt sets up 21 health centres for screening of Bhopal gas tragedy victims

Bhopal has registered 571 Covid-19 patients so far out of whom 16 have died. As per organisations of the tragedy survivors at least 15 of the deceased were the gas tragedy victims.
Published on May 05, 2020 10:32 pm IST

As alarm goes off in Indore, officials ask people to follow lockdown rules

According to central figures as of Monday evening, men accounted for 73% of the Covid-19 positive cases in India in comparison with the 24% infection rate in women.
Updated on Apr 09, 2020 10:03 am IST

Covid-19: Thailand suspends incoming passenger flights to fight coronavirus

A flight information board displays cancelled flights at Reagan National Airport during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2020. (Representational)
Updated on Apr 06, 2020 02:03 pm IST

Civic bodies halt outdoor fogging due to pollution, residents unhappy

A view of smog and pollution at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi
Updated on Nov 27, 2019 11:37 pm IST

Former Kalyan mayor dies of suspected H1N1

Patil is survived by her husband Nitin Patil, who runs a transport business, a daughter and a son.
Updated on Sept 11, 2019 03:04 am IST

FIR registered against MP hospital officials

On August 5 and 8, 15 persons
Published on Aug 31, 2019 01:04 am IST

111 malaria cases reported in Delhi, double that of dengue

The number of malaria cases has been double than that of dengue since the beginning of this year, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) data released on Monday said.
Updated on Aug 19, 2019 11:22 pm IST

1 officer suspended, two served notices in Madhya Pradesh for botched cataract surgeries

A trust runs the hospital but a camp for cataract surgeries was organised following permission from the health department, said a district health official.
Published on Aug 19, 2019 01:32 am IST

18-yr-old may be Thane’s 1st leptospirosis casualty

This could be the first leptospirosis case in Thane this monsoon.
Updated on Aug 17, 2019 05:27 am IST

200 swine flu cases reported in first five months: BMC data

The city has witnessed 200 cases of swine flu (H1N1) in the first five months of the year— the highest since 2016. There have been two deaths owing to the virus in March.
Updated on May 25, 2019 05:05 am IST

‘Parents not sharing blood samples of kids’: Health officials

Many parents of the children suspected to have contracted measles are unwilling to share their child’s blood samples, which is proving to be a hurdle in confirming the cases in a laboratory test, said health officials from the Brihamumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Published on May 08, 2019 04:31 am IST

2 women die of H1N1, 2019’s first victims from Mumbai

Swine flu, a respiratory infection, generally spreads rapidly during winters, but there has been a spike in the number of cases across India even as warmer weather set in.
Updated on Apr 24, 2019 11:07 am IST