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Bird flu threat ruled out: Karnataka Forest Department

Ruling out the threat of bird flu in the famous Ranganathittu bird sanctuary near Srirangapatna, about 100 km from Bangalore, Karnataka Forest Department today said that it was totally geared up to meet the threat from migratory birds. // ....The Department has taken precautionary measures against bird flu as it is generally flocked by migratory birds from several countries including Central and...

Private Public Partnership To Tackle TB, In Karnataka

The early detection and treatment of tuberculosis in the state would be achieved through an active partnership between the public//, private health care sectors and NGOs, said health minister R Ashok, at a function organized at Bangalore, as a part of the International TB day celebrations. ......The minister pointed out to ineffective reach of the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme...

Karnataka Government To Bifurcate Health Services

The Karnataka government is planning to bifurcate the Health and Family Welfare Department into two wings, namely Health Administration and Health Services//. This step is thought to allow for streamlined health services. ....State Health and Family Welfare Minister R Ashok said that the step was being taken to ensure that specialist doctors did not abuse the system. Initially the government wil...

Approval Given for Two Medical Colleges In Karnataka

The Centre and the Medical Council of India have accorded sanction to the Karnataka government to start two of six new medical colleges it had proposed from this academic year, the state assembly was informed today. // ....The two new colleges will start functioning in Belgaum and Mandya, Medical Education Minister V S Acharya said while making a statement in the House... ..The MCI has approved...

Karnataka CM Gets Praise from Hollywood Superstar

Little did Karnataka Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy - promising to stay at the house of a HIV positive person for one night - but it has lead to the sudden & surprising visit of Hollywood superstar Richard Gere. // ..Mr. Gere said he was on his way to the Tibetan settlement of Byalakuppe when he chanced upon an article stating the Chief Minister's desire to spend a night in the home of a HIV p...

Karnataka Chief Minister to Spend Night With HIV Positive Family

Bagalkot (Karnataka): Concerned over the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Karnataka and hoping to dispel the stigma attached to the disease//, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will spend Tuesday night in the hut of a HIV positive family. ....Kumarswamy will reach Ingalagi village in Bagalkot district, 600 km from the state capital Bangalore where over 100 people are affected by the disease, at arou...

Karnataka's Free Health Insurance to the Poor

Karnataka will spend Rs.350 million to provide health insurance to around 1.2 million families below the poverty line (BPL), Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy announced// here Wednesday. ...."We are aware of the health challenges and the economic backwardness of thousands of families. We have decided to provide health insurance to BPL families, and Rs.350 million (Rs.35 crore) has been fixed for th...

Mega Project to Revamp Karnataka’s Healthcar

Bangalore: Karnataka has finalised an $800-million project to revamp its healthcare infrastructure and train health professionals //at the grassroots - a scheme that is expected to benefit over 45 million people. ....Health Minister Ashok R. said: "We need to strengthen our medical facilities at the village level and the project will certainly help upgrade primary healthcare centres (PHCs). The s...

HIV Tests to Be Made Mandatory for Karnataka Couples, Politicians

Bangalore: Karnataka is planning to enact legislation to make HIV tests mandatory for couples planning to marry and for politicians seeking to enter the state legislature. // ...."There is a consensus within the government on the need to bring in such a legislation within a year," Health Minister R. Ashok told IANS. Karnataka is one of six high-prevalence HIV states in the country. ....Ashok said...

Karnataka Wants to Make HIV Screening Mandatory for Couple Before Marriage

The Government of the southern Indian state of Karnataka is examining a proposal to make it mandatory for prospective couples// to undergo an HIV/AIDS test before marriage. ..State Health Minister R. Ashok informed the Legislative Council on March 26 that the government had written a letter to the federal government suggesting such a legislation. ..He said that there were several instances in...

Karnataka Pharmacy Gets Licence to Produce Medicines from White Arecanut

The Arecanut Research and Development Foundation at Mangalore in the southern Indian state of Karnataka has been granted licence for commercial manufacture of two Ayurvedic medicines using white arecanut.// The the Directorate of Indian Systems of...