Tripura Governor takes part in National Immunization Day celebration, ET HealthWorld

West Tripura: Tripura Governor N Indrasena Reddy took part in the National Immunization Day celebration at the Governor’s bungalow on Saturday. The Governor was seen giving polio drops to infants. Several women got vaccinated at the special event as well. “National Vaccination or Immunisation Day has played a crucial role in raising awareness among people …

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Safdarjung Hospital’s pulmonary head, ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Stating that the latest respiratory illness outbreak in China is no threat to India, Dr Neeraj Kumar Gupta, Pulmonary Department Head at Safadarjung Hospital said, “we are well prepared.” “I don’t personally see any threat to India because we are well prepared. Even if it is a novel virus, we are well prepared …

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Centre asks states to review hospital preparedness amid China pneumonia scare, says ‘no need for alarm’

Amidst a mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China, the Union health ministry on November 26 said it has asked the state governments to review hospital preparedness, even as it underlined that there is “no need for alarm”. “All states and Union territories are advised to implement ‘Operational Guidelines for Revised Surveillance Strategy in the context of …

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