Haryana Health Department Archives

17 Dec

No Newborn Child Will Be Deprived of Medical Care: Health Minister Aarti Singh Rao

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Chandigarh, December 17: Haryana Health Minister Aarti Singh Rao on Tuesday said that newborn children from poor families will not be deprived of medical facilities, asserting that the state government is committed to ensuring good health for every citizen, from children to the elderly. She said a 28-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has been made operational in the Paediatrics Department of PGIMS Rohtak, which will significantly benefit economically weaker sections.The health minister said that earlier, newborns delivered outside PGIMS who required intensive care often faced serious difficulties due to the absence of ICU facilities for external births. As a…

Haryana Health Department Orders Strict Crackdown on Illegal MTP and PNDT Cases

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Chandigarh, December 2 — Haryana Health Department Secretary and National Health Mission (NHM) Mission Director Ripudaman Singh Dhillon has directed all civil surgeons across the state to intensify raids and take strict action against those involved in illegal Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) and Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PNDT) violations.Dhillon issued the instructions while chairing a meeting of the Special Task Force formed to monitor the state's sex ratio. Officials informed the meeting that Haryana’s sex ratio has now reached 915 girls per 1,000 boys.Director General of Health Services Dr. Kuldeep Singh, Dr. Virender Yadav and other senior officials…

Haryana Provides Free Platelet Facility in Government Hospitals, 1,091 Beds Reserved for Dengue Patients

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Chandigarh, October 9: Haryana Health Minister Aarti Singh Rao announced that free platelet facilities, including Single Donor Platelets (SDP), are available in all government hospitals across the state. She added that if required, the government would also procure platelets from private blood banks. The minister assured that the dengue situation in the state is fully under control and constant monitoring is underway.Speaking to the media at her official residence in Chandigarh, Rao shared that 65,707 samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,041 have been confirmed as dengue cases, with no reported deaths. Free dengue tests are available…