Health dept trying push for free booster doses using CSR funds
The health department has also asked private hospitals to not levy service charge on vaccines. Two private hospitals have agreed and have discontinued...
The gamble of playing games
The perils of online gaming addiction are too serious and immediate to ignore. While not all serious gamers, from teenagers to adults, are addicts,...
‘Increase testing’: Experts warn as TN sees worrying Covid surge
"We are in the endemic phase of the pandemic and the most prevalent are the BA4 and BA5 sub-variants of Omicron. Over the period of past few months,...
Reporter's Diary: Will change in top heads affect communication?
Former Health Secretary Radhakrishnan also encouraged all officials at the directorate or district level to communicate with reporters, which made...
Surgeries push up demand for blood but donations continue to lag
Donors can volunteer without fear or hesitation, as hospitals across the State are equipped with all the COVID SOP’s.
The curious case of missing UDID cards
Thousands of persons with disability in the State have been waiting for years for delivery of their Unique Disability Identity (UDID) cards, despite...
Health Secretary’s PR skills shift media focus
Recently, the allegation of loss to the State Government over procurement of items from private firms instead of State-owned agencies for the Amma...
Preventing an inferno
The fire at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in April 2022 propelled government hospitals across the State to update their safety facilities,...
