By Sheain Fernandopulle in Daily Mirror, Sept 18, 2023The Provincial Department of Health Services, Northern Province has implemented a ban on the use of social media for health workers including doctors during duty hours. Speaking to Daily Mirror, Provincial Director of Health Services Northern Province, Dr T. Sathyamoorthy said, “The decision comes after numerous complaints were received, alleging that some health workers were using their mobile phones to browse social media platforms instead of attending…
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by Sheain Fernandopulle in Daily Mirror, July 15, 2023 at 7.33pmOne of the batches of the drug used in the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital that resulted in the demise of a 21-year-old girl has been withheld following two more cases of severe allergic reactions reported from the Kandy Hospital, a Health Ministry official said. Speaking to the Daily Mirror, Additional Secretary to the Health Ministry Dr. Saman Rathnayake said, “Two more cases of severe allergic reactions…
by Arjun Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, Jan 22, 2023Amid the spread of measles virus in several local units of Banke, health authorities have sought help from religious leaders, especially Muslim preachers (Maulanas), in the ongoing immunisation drive. Officials hope that vaccine coverage will be increased with the help of preachers, as people of certain religious groups trust them more than health officials. “We have been taking help from religious leaders, especially Maulanas, in the…
by Arjun Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, Jan 10, 2023On Monday, a six-year-old boy from Ward-7 of Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan City was taken to a nearby health facility for immunisation. When health workers inquired about his vaccination status, his parents said that their son has never had any vaccine in his life. “We were not surprised,” Rajan Shahi, a public health inspector, who has been deployed in wards of the Sub-metropolis to study the status of…