Arjumand Wani PULWAMA, June 5: The general public has demanded Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan facility at Government District Hospital (DH) Pulwama. The district hospital Pulwama, having five PG departments located on Srinagar-Nowgam highway is main critical care hospital for both Pulwama and Shopian districts. Despite being a vital institution, DH is functioning without MRI […]
Tasaduq Hussain Kupwara, Jun 05 : Four persons of a family were on Monday referred to Srinagar hospital from Sub District Hospital (SDH) Kupwara after they consumed forest herbs. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that four family members from Haltmatpora village in Kupwara district were brought to Sub District Hospital (SDH) after […]
Srinagar, June 03 : Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Saturday said that the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Union Territory is set to witness significant improvements in its healthcare sector as efforts are underway to enhance infrastructure and facilities. He also said that the union territory is poised to witness the establishment of […]
KD NEWS SERVICE SRINAGAR, June 2: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today stressed on extending the facility of online appointments with doctors in the health institutions of J&K. He impressed on the health officers to work for making this service available to public within a month’s time. Dr Mehta was speaking in the 12th […]
‘5 districts to have 50 bedded integrated Ayush hospitals’ KD NEWS SERVICE SRINAGAR, June 2: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday said that the government is all set to make 129 health and wellness centers operational by March 24 in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking during an inaugural function at the Kashmir University, Sinha, said that by […]
Jahangeer Ganaie Srinagar, May 31 : Around 32 percent men and one percent women consume tobacco in Jammu and Kashmir with cigarettes being the main tobacco product, NHFS-5 data revealed. Official data available with news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) showed that only 1 percent of women in the age 15-49 group use some form of tobacco. […]
Srinagar, May 31: On world no tobacco day, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday has sought blanket ban on all tobacco products in Kashmir. “Ban on tobacco products would prevent cancer that has reached to epidemic proportions in the valley,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said according to union health ministry figures, Jammu and […]
Jahangeer Ganaie Srinagar, May 30 : In order to strengthen drug testing, the Jammu and Kashmir government is commissioning a modern drug testing laboratory very soon, Secretary Health and Medical Education said on Tuesday. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), talking to reporters at the sidelines of an event in Srinagar, Health Secretary Bhupinder […]
Kochi, May 29 : Dr Ashraf Ganai, Professor of Endocrinology and Head Clinical Research at SKIMS Srinagar has been conferred with honorary Fellowship jointly by the South Asian Federation of Endocrine Society (SAFES) and the Indian Thyroid Society (ITS). The fellowship citation was presented to Dr Ashraf at the three-day annual conference of ITS – […]
Raja Syed Rather Srinagar, May 24 : A group of youth in Srinagar district is running a blood donation campaign through a WhatsApp group. ‘Anjuman Blood Donors’ is an initiative of blood donation taken up by some youth to save people’s lives, one of the group admins, Tahir Ali, told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). […]
