P Srinivasan

Bill soon to regulate bovine breeding in Rajasthan

The state government will soon come up with a bill to regulate sale of bovine semen and artificial insemination services for improving cattle breeds

For pre-mature newborn in Gujarat, Rajasthan ships mother’s milk

The mother milk bank in Udaipur saved the life of a premature baby girl in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad by transporting mother’s milk for the grossly underweight newborn

68 doctors in Rajasthan transferred to districts where bypolls are to be held

The opposition has said that it’s a decision to appease the voters in Ajmer, Alwar and Mandalgarh districts.

Jaipur hospital gives tips to beat depression

A World Health Organisation (WHO) study said more than 5 crore Indians suffered from depression in 2015, and over 3 crore from anxiety disorders – major reasons for suicides.

Not weekly, but pregnant women to get nutrition supplement once a month in Rajasthan

Many pregnant women are labourers and can’t come every week, so the move has been planned to ensure continuity in the food’s intake.

Want to sell tobacco? Get licence: Health ministry

Union ministry of health has issued an advisory to all states for the same. The advisory has been issued to the chief secretary of Rajasthan on September 22 through speed post.

Hospital-on-train reaches Barmer, free care from Sept 26

The Lifeline Express (LLE), a hospital on a train, came to the Barmer railway station to provide medical help to the disabled and rural poor from September 26 to October 16

Second round of malnutrition fight to cover 17,000 kids in Rajasthan

The Rajasthan health department started preparations to launch the second phase of community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) in January, officials said.

Swine flu patients screened in queue at Jaipuria hospital in Rajasthan

Health counsellors at the Jaipuria hospital keep a watch on the queue at the registration counters and the patients showing swine flu symptoms are separated from the queue and sent to the respective doctors with their registration slips.

Rajasthan agri dept brings out book to fight crop pests

The book, the minister said, will help agriculture supervisors diagnose pests and issue prescription slips, to be called Rajasthan Krishi Salaah Parchi, to disinfect cops and vegetables

Missing doctors, untrained nursing staff led to baby deaths in Banswara

The probe team found that though the hospital has eight gynaecologists, the nursing staff was carrying out most of the deliveries.

Not only hospital, WCD department also responsible for Banswara infant deaths, says report

The Rajasthan government had set up a four-member committee to probe the infant deaths. The committee submitted its report on September 4.

45% maternal deaths due to delay in decision on delivery: Social audit

Nearly half of the maternal deaths in Rajasthan take place due to the delay by family members in deciding where they should take the pregnant woman for delivery, a social review has revealed.

Kota, Udaipur & Dungarpur fail to improve child sex ratio

Though Rajasthan is being hailed as a model state for the implementation of Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique (PCPNDT) Act, a few districts have shown little change or decline in the child sex ratio

World Breastfeeding Week: How new moms, milk banks are helping save lives

Mothers who once benefited are returning as donors, mobile van units are gathering breast milk at their doors.

7,500 women have donated 1.5 million ml breast milk to save infants in NICUs

This comes as good news as the World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7) begins since more than 7,500 women have donated more than 15 lakh millilitre of breast milk to save the lives of many newborns.

Red wine is passé. Raise a toast to date palm wine from Rajasthan

Rajasthan will soon be producing date palm wine made through a process of natural fermentation. And coming up soon after are pomegranate and citrus wine.

Soon desi cow’s milk will be sold through medical stores: Warns Rajasthan minister

Prabhu Lal Saini also offered a solution to those rearing cows.

No incentive to ASHAs if mothers don’t sign vouchers

Move aimed at ensuring ASHAs visit newborns for home-based care

US doctor cures doda addicts through Skype

A non-government organisation (NGO) has taken the help of a doctor settled in the United States to cure people addicted to doda post (opium husk)

In Rajasthan’s Dausa, poor families are ‘insulted’ for ration under govt subsidy scheme

People in Dausa’s many villages say that if they refuse to get the sentence saying that they were poor painted on their house, they might not get the benefits under the government’s food subsidy programme.

Enjoy dining in company of hearing impaired

With hearing impaired people around to serve you, Vitthal’s Kitchen on Sahkar Marg guarantees you the serenity you look for at a restaurant

Green corridor transports 18 litres of mother’s milk to sick newborns in Rajasthan

It was for the first time that a green corridor, usually created for swift transportation of organs for transplantation, was created for transporting mother’s milk.

Retired botany professor shows way on green superfood

The 77-year-old professor, who has written chapters in botany books on the role of spirulina in fighting malnutrition, anaemia and some diseases, said Rajasthan is suitable for growing the alga.

Health office breastfeeding room now houses a tribunal

The room has remained closed though the state government pushes for breastfeeding to fight malnutrition and reduce neonatal mortality.

Tobacco sale banned near health centres in Rajasthan

Rajasthan banned sale of tobacco products, such as cigarettes and gutka, within 100 yards of health centres on Monday

Mother’s milk storage centre to be set up in Ajmer hospital

The state government has set up the milk bank at 11 government hospitals with an aim to reduce neonatal and infant mortality rates, and eradicate malnutrition

Mother’s milk must at 11 Rajasthan hospitals, other milk banned

Sea fish digital database in works at Rajasthan vet varsity

For the first time in India, Bikaner-based Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences has under taken a digital research work on anatomy of marine fish

State needs regular programme to tackle severe acute malnutrition