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Extreme heat imperils chronic disease patients in informal settlements

Within hours of sunrise, the two-room flats in the government-constructed apartment in New Rajarajeshwari Peta in Vijayawada feels like a pot on a stove.

Newslaundry

‘We have no option’: An election protest brews in Indian coffee capital

Araku Valley coffee is sold in cafes around the world, but its farmers do not have toilets.

Al Jazeera

Drone project of AIIMS-Bibinagar revolutionising TB testing in Telangana’s remote villages

AIIMS Bibinagar in Hyderabad has implemented a drone project to transport TB samples and medicines to remote areas.

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The Nilgiris Collector reviews functioning of government services at Masinagudi

District Collectors visits various projects and offices, reviews schemes and services in Udhagamandalam and Udumalpet.

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Pakistan court restores ex-PM Imran Khan’s cricket bat election symbol

The order, less than a month before the election, could be challenged in Pakistan’s Supreme Court.

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Three PHCs in Tirupattur to get permanent buildings

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Battle against mosquitoes: One vector-control activity to be conducted every Thursday in T.N.

TN to carry out vector-control activities every Thurs. to reduce burden of vector-borne diseases. DPH has asked deputy directors to carry out tyre removal, Aedes-free campaigns in schools, colleges, hospitals, PHCs, UPHCs & govt. buildings. Awareness to be created for community mobilisation & sustainability.

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Walk-in tuberculosis centre opened at Kollumedu PHC in Villivakkam

TN Health Minister inaugurated walk-in centre at Kollumedu PHC under One Stop TB Solution Scheme. Aim is to eliminate TB in State. 86K persons diagnosed with TB, given ₹500/month & nutrition kits worth ₹1,600. Mobile x-ray unit to transmit test results to hospital. CM flagged off 23 of 48 proposed…

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Karnataka: Paracetamol tablets from PHC recalled after noticing colour change in Dakshina Kannada district

MANGALURU: Paracetamol tablets supplied to the public health centre (PHC) in Kotekar, in Dakshina Kannada district, have been recalled, after the health department received complaints from a person, who noticed a change in colour, on Friday.

The Times of India

On a doli and a prayer

Kosi’s story: A Gutti Koya Adivasi woman in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Telangana, was carried in a makeshift stretcher 3.5km through dense forest to nearest healthcare facility. Her journey highlights critical gaps in road access & daily travails of tribal people living in isolated habitations.

The Hindu

Health Minister finds duty doctor absent in a PHC; orders action in Tirunelveli district

Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ma. Subramanian has ordered departmental inquiry and action into the absence of a doctor at an upgraded Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Thisayanvilai in Tirunelveli district

The Hindu

Evicted and resettled years ago, families in Gudapakkam continue to struggle for better quality of life

The Hindu

How were staff of various departments unaware of minors’ rape by stepfather, Child Rights Commission asks Andhra Pradesh officials

SCPCR questions staff of Eluru district over alleged negligence in sexual abuse of two minor girls by stepfather; asks why Anganwadi and PHC staff entered grandmother's name instead of mother's; case posted to Aug 17. #ChildRights #Eluru #SexualAbuse #SCPCR

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India declared target-free family planning in ’96, but UP districts still ‘target’ mass sterilisations

Sikha, a 27-year-old farmer from Shivpur village in Varanasi, does not want a third child. But since her husband has refused to get a vasectomy, Sikha has been taking contraceptives which trigger side effects – her medical complications have not allowed for a sterilisation surgery.

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Punganur village near Ranipet to get a new PHC

Punganur village near Arcot town in Ranipet will have a new Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC). Initially, Kavanur village was chosen but after a survey the revenue officials found that the government did not have one-acre land required for the PHC.

The Hindu

Pregnant woman dies of sunstroke in Maharashtra after walking for 7 km to hospital

A pregnant tribal woman has died of sunstroke after walking for seven kilometres from a village to go to a primary health centre and then return home in Maharashtra’s Palghar district.

The Hindu

No plans to close Emergency Care Centre at PHC in Madhanur near Ambur, say health officials

The Tirupattur district health officials said that there is no plan to close the existing Emergency Care Centre at the Upgraded Primary Healthcare Centre (UPHC) in Madhanur near Ambur in Tirupattur district on the Chennai - Bengaluru Highway (NH 44).

Evening Standard

Poole Harbour: National Trust ‘seriously concerned’ after oil spill washes up on wildlife haven

Oil from Sunday’s pipeline leak was located on Brownsea Island – one of the few places in southern England where red squirrels survive.

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The Independent UK

Poole Harbour leak: Public urged to avoid water and beaches after major oil spill

Anyone who came into contact with the spill in Poole in Dorset is urged to ‘wash immediately’

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Major incident declared after oil leak at Poole Harbour

A pipeline has been shut down after an oil spill

Reuters

Perenco UK says oil leak occurred at well site in Southern England

Anglo-French oil company Perenco's UK unit said on Sunday that a limited oil leak occurred at one of its well sites in Wytch Farm in Dorset, southern England.

Daily Mirror

Major incident declared after 200-barrel fluid leak in UK harbour with 'do not swim' warning

A major incident has been declared at Poole Harbour, in Dorset, after around 200 barrels of reservoir fluid leaked into the water from a pipeline

Newslaundry

Backward districts, health infra: What mainstream media reportage can help change in 2023

The end of the year usually leads to reflections on the year gone by. But let me break with tradition and instead set out a wish list for the kind of coverage we can hope for in the coming year. This could be wishful thinking given that 2023 is an…

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Edinburgh private hire licence cap unlikely as trade 'decimated' during pandemic

A study found there is ‘little evidence’ of over-provision of private hire cars in Edinburgh.

The Hindu

Distribution of nutrition kits to pregnant women to begin in 9 districts

Minister for Health Harish Rao wants improvement in OP services at PHCs

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