 | Strengthen health systems to tackle rising dengue threatTake the case of Kerala. The state has been reporting a high number of dengue cases year after year. |
 | Fever camps to be held in areas with more than three dengue casesThe Directorate of Public Health said all government hospitals, major private hospitals, and laboratories should be sensitised on the importance of dengue and other communicable diseases. |
 | Nipah outbreak: Call for a robust public health systemRecurring outbreaks of infections have prompted health experts to emphasise the need for strengthening Kerala’s public health system. |
 | VHNs want vacancies filled, 5k to go on casual leave in protestAccording to the village health nurses, around 2,000 will assemble at the DMS campus on September 7 to exert pressure on the TNDPHPM to fill 2,300 vacancies in health subcentres. |
 | Grants, Covid funds not utilised, says CAG reportIrregularities in Covid management by the health department were flagged by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in the legislative assembly on Monday. |
 | Health Department to launch crackdown on brokers in hospitals: Odisha govt to HCIn the affidavit, Shalini Pandit said, the district collectors and superintendents of police have been entrusted with the responsibility of monitoring health facilities at different levels. |
 | ‘Karnataka’s fight against tobacco yielding results’Report by Institute of Public Health says state government’s initiatives have percolated down to the district level as well |
 | In rural India, summer’s heat can be deadly. Ambulance crews see the toll up closeExtreme heat is fast becoming a public health crisis in India, with more than 150 people dying during the latest brutal heat wave in June. |
 | Tamil Nadu: Newborn dies of medical negligence in Dharmapuri primary health care centreThe parents of the child alleged that the nurse was not available at the appropriate time to attend to the baby and this led to the child's death. |
