-Hindustan Times New Delhi: Delhi has the highest density of hospitals in the country and more beds available for patients than the national average but it is impossible to get treatment in government-run hospitals when needed. The city’s rising population and the many thousands who come from other states seeking treatment have virtually put government hospitals, which offer cheaper care, out of reach for most people. Delhi has 976 registered hospitals and clinics...
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Delhi lags behind Kerala, Tamil Nadu on health indicators -Durgesh Nandan Jha
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Delhi remains behind states like Kerala and Tamil Nadu in key health indicators, such as the infant mortality rate (IMR). The Economic Survey report 2014-15 shows that 22 of every 1,000 children born in the city in 2013 (the latest available data) died within a year of birth. The number of children dying within 29 days of birth—also called neonatal mortality rate (NMR)— stood at 15...
More »Significant Ozone Build Up in Delhi Poses Health Risk: CSE
-Outlook New Delhi: A significant ozone build up has been witnessed this summer in several areas of the national capital, including the one where Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal resides, increasing the public health risk, a green body warned today. A latest analysis done by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on the eve of World Environment Day on June 5 found that the area where Kejriwal resides was "highly vulnerable" to...
More »AIIMS online booking speeds up after Aadhaar linkage
-Deccan Herald New Delhi: The online booking system at the AIIMS has picked up pace after the administration made the option of booking available to patients through their Aadhaar numbers. The facility was launched by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on May 7. Once the patient seeking an appointment enters the Aadhaar number or Unique Identification Number (UID), the personal details will be traced and the Unique Health Identification Number (UHID) will...
More »Not fit to conduct drug abuse survey, says NSSO -Avishek G Dastidar
-The Indian Express With the country’s ace survey body unsure, the matter has been in a limbo for a year now. New Delhi: The government’s efforts for a nationwide assessment of drug abuse has hit an unexpected hurdle. The country’s largest survey body, the National Sample Survey Organisation, has said it cannot carry out the job as it does not have the required expertise. NSSO has, however, said at internal meetings...
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