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New dialysis centre at Khedekar Hospital will also provide facility to HIV and Hepatitis infected patients
The unit will start providing facilities next week and will have ten beds and five machines initially
Updated on May 31, 2023 11:21 PM IST
Vicky Pathare
Himachal CM launches HimCare scheme for jail inmates
The HimCare scheme launch also included the Integrated STI, HIV, TB, Hepatitis (ISHTH) campaign in prisons and other closed settings at Kanda Jail, which will screen and treat inmates across the state
Updated on May 16, 2023 12:29 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Shimla
Blood banks to inform SBTC of hepatitis positive patients
The State Blood Transfusion Council in India has instructed blood banks to notify both new and old hepatitis B and C patients in an effort to eradicate the diseases. The council has 373 blood banks registered with it and aims to end viral hepatitis by 2030 through its National Viral Hepatitis Control Program. Free screening tests and treatment are being provided to hepatitis B and C patients through treatment centres, and blood donors are being referred to these centres for further treatment and medical management. The monthly data will be analysed to identify trends in the community.
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 11:12 PM IST
Vicky Pathare
Richard Gere kissing case: Court upholds Shilpa Shetty’s discharge from the obscenity case
The incident had taken place way back on April 15, 2007, when Gere and Shetty came together at an event in Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar in Delhi. During the event, Gere kissed Shetty on her cheeks in order - to spread a message that kissing was safe and would not lead to the transmission of HIV
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 12:44 AM IST
TB cases rise in Pune, need to look beyond lungs to eliminate TB, say experts
Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis (EPTB) cases constitute 40% of the total Tuberculosis (TB) cases reported in the city in the past four years
Updated on Apr 02, 2023 09:55 PM IST
