Haryana Health Department Archives

04 Jun

Haryana Government Moves to Provide State-of-the-Art Facilities in Civil Hospitals, Says Health Minister

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Chandigarh (Balwinder Singh): Haryana Health Minister Arti Singh Rao announced that the state government is consistently taking progressive steps to equip government hospitals with state-of-the-art facilities. In a major boost to the state's public healthcare infrastructure, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has officially approved the setting up of advanced Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) diagnostic services at the Ambala Civil Hospital. This significant upgrade marks a milestone in strengthening the public health sector, allowing government-run hospitals to offer high-level diagnostic services on par with super-speciality private institutions. The introduction of this nuclear medicine facility will…

18 May

Haryana Govt Issues Statewide Measures to Strengthen Maternal Healthcare Services After Faridabad Incident

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Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Following a recent incident in Faridabad, the Haryana Health Department has issued comprehensive directions across the state to strengthen maternal healthcare services and improve emergency response systems in government health institutions.Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Sumita Misra, directed all Civil Surgeons to take immediate corrective and preventive measures to ensure timely treatment, respectful care and uninterrupted medical services for every pregnant woman visiting government hospitals.She said the initiative is aimed at increasing accountability and further strengthening patient-centric healthcare services across Haryana.Under the new measures, all First Referral Units (FRUs) in the state have been…

02 Apr

Haryana health department mandates strict record-keeping for CT Scan and MRI services

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Chandigarh (Balwinder Singh): The Director General of Health Services, Haryana, has directed all Civil Surgeons and Principal Medical Officers across the state to maintain proper records of CT scan and MRI services. While issuing these instructions, emphasis has been laid on ensuring smooth operation and transparency in CT scan and MRI services being run under the PPP (Public-Private Partnership) mode in district civil hospitals. According to the Director General, CT scan and MRI services have been operating in district civil hospitals across the state under the PPP model since 2016. A large number of needy patients are benefiting from these…

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…

02 Dec

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…

09 Oct

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…