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Health worker arrested for raping two-year-old girl in MP: Police

(Representative Photo)
Published on Jun 06, 2024 08:14 PM IST

J&K health worker braves 5 ft snow to administer polio drops. Watch

A health worker with a polio vaccine box walking through deep snow to administer polio drops to children.
Published on Mar 05, 2024 12:09 PM IST

Health worker tests Nipah positive in Kerala, confirmed cases tally at 5

Members of a medical team from Kozhikode Medical College carry areca nut and guava fruit samples to conduct tests for Nipah virus in Maruthonkara village in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India, September 13, 2023 (REUTERS)
Updated on Sep 14, 2023 04:56 AM IST

Amid Covid surge, Tricity short of vaccine doses

Over the past week, numerous individuals have been turned away empty-handed from dispensaries and hospitals as a shortage of vaccines has left them unable to receive their much-needed jabs. (AFP)
Updated on Apr 09, 2023 02:05 AM IST

One million all-women ASHA volunteers honoured by WHO

ASHA workers on a door-to-door screening survey for Covid. (HT file)
Published on May 22, 2022 08:50 PM IST

J&K logged 10,747 cases, 189 deaths in December; lowest in 6 months

A health worker prepares for the dry run for the Covid vaccine at Government Hospital Sarwal in Jammu on Saturday.
Updated on Jan 03, 2021 12:43 AM IST

The equitable and efficient deployment of vaccines

As and when vaccines are found to be safe and effective, countries will need to activate detailed plans to efficiently deploy the initial tranches of Covid-19 vaccines to cover up to 20% of the most vulnerable of their population, and to carry out coordinated and equitable deployments thereafter.
Updated on Dec 21, 2020 07:42 PM IST

Maharashtra prepares to vaccinate 3.25 crore people in six months

The vaccination drive is going to be conducted in a systematic manner with people having to register online and they will be asked to be present at a vaccination camp on a specific date and time, the officials revealed.
Published on Dec 13, 2020 12:37 AM IST

Kasturba Hospital doctors call off stir, paramedics to continue pen-down strike

Doctors and medical staff of Kasturba Gandhi Hospital during the silent protest for allegedly not receiving salaries in New Delhi in June.
Updated on Oct 30, 2020 06:17 AM IST

West Bengal government asks medical establishments for list of workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19

The Mission Director of National Health Mission will be the nodal officer to coordinate this exercise
Published on Oct 29, 2020 01:24 PM IST

From 17 to 130 days, doubling time of Covid-19 cases slows down in Chandigarh

Higher doubling time suggests slowdown in spread of infection .
Published on Oct 17, 2020 11:40 PM IST

2 Haryana villages resolve to boycott Covid-19 tests, list reasons

In September, a village in Haryana had prevented health officials from testing villagers and destroyed their testing kits.
Updated on Oct 08, 2020 07:15 PM IST

WHO spotlights safety of health workers amid Covid-19, releases charter

At least 136 million people are employed in the health and social services sector globally, according to the WHO.
Updated on Sep 17, 2020 07:57 PM IST

Panchkula sees record surge with 172 cases

Updated on Aug 26, 2020 10:11 PM IST

Patna HC asks health workers to call off strike, resume duty

The bench, which drew upon orders by the Supreme Court, said the medical officers and the paramedical staff employed in government hospitals were duty bound to extend medical assistance for preserving human life. (PTI photo)
Updated on Aug 25, 2020 12:29 AM IST

I feel Covid-19 is a hauua: Satish Shah

Satish Shah advises people to not be scared and get tested and treated if they have any symptoms.
Updated on Aug 11, 2020 08:06 PM IST

Develop a vaccine plan | HT Editorial

Indian officials have hinted that the country was looking at multilateral mechanisms such as the World Health Organization-led Covax facility to help secure vaccine supplies
Updated on Aug 09, 2020 07:31 PM IST

Covid: The State-citizen trust deficit

A medical worker tends to a Covid-19 patient at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital, New Delhi, July 17
Updated on Jul 23, 2020 06:01 AM IST

Elderly couple burnt to death in another witch-hunt in Odisha

The police in Odisha’s Jaipur district said they are looking into allegations that the couple was killed over suspicion of practising witchcraft.
Updated on Jul 20, 2020 03:18 PM IST

Kerala coronavirus cases cross 10,000 mark

Out of 10,725 total cases, recovered are 4,838 and live 5,372
Updated on Jul 16, 2020 09:06 PM IST

Ensure mental health care is a top priority | Opinion

Often the issue of mental health, especially for women, slips through the cracks
Updated on Jul 12, 2020 05:38 AM IST

6 people, including constable, health worker, test positive for Covid-19 in Panchkula

Of the 84 persons who tested positive in Panchkula district , 41 have been discharged and the rest are under treatment.
Updated on Jun 21, 2020 12:31 AM IST

‘Aggressively carry out core health measures’, says WHO South-East Asia director

WHO’s Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh says the transmissibility and severity of Covid-19 have not changed.
Updated on Jun 12, 2020 06:45 AM IST

HT Chandigarh debate: Don’t make patients pay for Covid-19 safety measures

A hospital in Panchkula recently billed a woman Rs18,000 for PPE kits of seven health workers attending to the birth of her child, including two PPE kits for the infant.
Updated on May 31, 2020 12:51 AM IST

Bengaluru corporator tests positive for Covid-19

The JDS corporator said he would quarantine himself as per the regulations.
Published on May 30, 2020 03:31 PM IST

Health workers recieve claps and appreciation from Britons, PM Boris Johnson joins too

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson applauds outside 10 Downing Street during the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS.
Published on May 29, 2020 03:54 PM IST

How Kerala is planning to tackle Covid’s third phase

The state’s focus is on the most vulnerable and high-risk categories, maintaining surveillance of returnees, and opening up the economy with care
Updated on May 28, 2020 12:30 PM IST

Bengal govt to run buses on 40 routes as more offices start functioning

The WBTC had been operating skeletal bus services during the lockdown period on some popular routes for emergency purposes and health workers.
Published on May 27, 2020 02:40 PM IST