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1,000 surgeries performed at Plastic Surgery Department Stanley hospital in 2008
http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/23/stories/2009032358910500.htm
R. Sujatha
— PHOTO: K.V. SRINIVASAN
On way to recovery: A patient under treatment at the Plastics Surgery Department of Government Stanley Hospital.
R. Sujatha
| “Lack of trained personnel and specialised centres major hurdle in providing medical care across the State” |
On way to recovery: A patient under treatment at the Plastics Surgery Department of Government Stanley Hospital.
CHENNAI: Government Stanley Hospital’s Institute for Research and Rehabilitation of Hand and Department of Plastic Surgery performed 1,000 surgeries in 2008. Though this is a record for the hospital, the institute’s surgeons say that an equal, if not more, number of patients need such medical attention across the State.
But lack of trained personnel and specialised centres are proving to be hurdles.
Substantiating their case for offering such treatment across the State, the surgeons cite the case of G. Dhanalakshmi (27) of Karur, whose right hand was injured in an accident last August.
The accident occurred when her wrist was caught in the winding machine that she was working on. She was treated at a private hospital in Karur but that could not restore the function of her wrist and fingers. The District Collector, to whom she submitted a petition against the owner of the company, recommended her case to Stanley Hospital’s Plastic Surgery Department.
With two children aged 9 and 7 years and a husband who is a construction labourer, she is hard up for money. Her husband cooks and attends to the children when she comes to Chennai for therapy. “Each month the trip costs me Rs.500. I used to earn Rs.500 a week before the accident,” says Dhanalakshmi, who lost her job after the accident.
Ten-year-old Lakshmi of Puducherry has been coming to the hospital for nine years to get treatment for a birth injury (brachial plexus) that rendered her left arm “useless”. Following a surgery at the hospital she is now able to partially lift her arm. The youngster would have to undergo at least six to seven more surgeries before she could regain 30 per cent of its function, doctors say.
A simple fracture after a fall from a bicycle three decades ago left Balamurugan of Ariyalur disabled as the fracture was treated locally. Now he comes to Stanley hospital for treatment. His psychosomatic problems and a dearth of professional counselling had come in the way of his taking regular treatment, doctors at the hospital say.
In contrast, several others who belong to the city and its suburbs and have suffered severe injuries have fared better. A couple of three-year-old children who lost their toes in road accidents are healing well because they were referred early. Likewise, P. Suresh of Padi, who was injured in a factory accident returned to work three months after treatment. Now all he requires is treatment for scars on the skin. P. Sundaram, whose hand was injured after being punched in at a printing press in 2002, has regained much of the hand’s function and taken up a new job.
Video conferencingPlastic, hand and reconstructive micro surgeon R. Krishnamoorthy says that 77 per cent of the loss of function of hand is due to trauma. Also, 25 per cent of young workers in the 15-24 years age group are the most affected and a fifth of them suffer permanent damage. Given that an estimated 5.86 per lakh persons across the State face such trauma, about 3,600 prostheses are needed to be bought every year.
Every day the department receives 25 to 30 fresh cases of injuries, Dr. Krishnamoorthy says. In its 35 years of existence, the Plastic Surgery Department has treated about three lakh people. But when the patients, particularly those from outside the city, delay their visit to the hospital, it impacts their productive life.
Had people such as Balamurugan, Lakshmi and Dhanalakshmi been referred early, they would have fared better. Setting up a video conferencing system between the tertiary hospital and other centres would ensure more people are treated early and made able to return to work, he says.
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Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association (TNGDA) Official eLibrary: Posting of Senior Civil Surgeons in Block Primary Health Centers as BMOs
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
The Intervention of Non Technocrats
The Intervention of Non Technocrats-
by OP Bhandari 16 Mar 2009Category:
NewsTopic: Can social evils be banished by law alone?
The Intervention of Non Technocrats In the Field of Science Poses Problems The Speed of Development is being hindered by the avoidance and humiliation of Scientists in the present era. In the Administration Hierarchy the non-Technical persons are supreme, their salary are higher. The Talented persons are under the control of even illiterate persons. So many Technocrats are going towards Para-government (Administrative) Services. IF this process of leaving keep on, there would be vacuum in the technological Fields, and without technology the path of progress would be automatically hampered.
IF we analyse the present day education set the gifted students Join P.M.T., P.E.T, I.I.T. Courses. The Second divisionary do their B.A. M.A. Courses and Join R.A.S. R.T.S. or I.A.S. Services andthe remaining third divisionary join politics and the govern the country. These third divisionary decide the technical or non-Technical plans and Formulate policies.
For the speedy development, the tech-plans and policies should be framed and executed by those parsons who are expert as the field. The country will face many problems if the scientific projects are under the control of non-technical hand. Natural calamities can’t be controlled by non technical hands. So the intervention of non-technical persons in technology is causing problems and our development is being badly affected.
Until and unless we give prominence to doctors and engineers, the progress of Corruption is certain in the Country. Though the Situations in the developing countries is not suitable For doctors and engineers, yet they did a lot work for their country’s development They can do more work but they should get rid of Illiterate persons what hamper their work by unwanted pressure. This unreasoned pressure make the Technologists leave their country and assume work where there are better working environment.
Yes. It is correct that in India there is shortage of technocrats but their number is quite enough to select their own director.
How a non-technical inclined person hold chairman ship of Technical committees. This shows that our system has fault somewhere.
A Person without proper knowledge of technology can’t do justification to the post on which he sits.So the intervention of Illiterate persons should be stopped. In the last few years there was acute shortage of drinking water in the state but the head of the committee was non-technical person so how could he find out the reasons and give solutions to the problem? What does the Govt. wants to get by such decisions
by OP Bhandari 16 Mar 2009Category:
NewsTopic: Can social evils be banished by law alone?
The Intervention of Non Technocrats In the Field of Science Poses Problems The Speed of Development is being hindered by the avoidance and humiliation of Scientists in the present era. In the Administration Hierarchy the non-Technical persons are supreme, their salary are higher. The Talented persons are under the control of even illiterate persons. So many Technocrats are going towards Para-government (Administrative) Services. IF this process of leaving keep on, there would be vacuum in the technological Fields, and without technology the path of progress would be automatically hampered.
IF we analyse the present day education set the gifted students Join P.M.T., P.E.T, I.I.T. Courses. The Second divisionary do their B.A. M.A. Courses and Join R.A.S. R.T.S. or I.A.S. Services andthe remaining third divisionary join politics and the govern the country. These third divisionary decide the technical or non-Technical plans and Formulate policies.
For the speedy development, the tech-plans and policies should be framed and executed by those parsons who are expert as the field. The country will face many problems if the scientific projects are under the control of non-technical hand. Natural calamities can’t be controlled by non technical hands. So the intervention of non-technical persons in technology is causing problems and our development is being badly affected.
Until and unless we give prominence to doctors and engineers, the progress of Corruption is certain in the Country. Though the Situations in the developing countries is not suitable For doctors and engineers, yet they did a lot work for their country’s development They can do more work but they should get rid of Illiterate persons what hamper their work by unwanted pressure. This unreasoned pressure make the Technologists leave their country and assume work where there are better working environment.
Yes. It is correct that in India there is shortage of technocrats but their number is quite enough to select their own director.
How a non-technical inclined person hold chairman ship of Technical committees. This shows that our system has fault somewhere.
A Person without proper knowledge of technology can’t do justification to the post on which he sits.So the intervention of Illiterate persons should be stopped. In the last few years there was acute shortage of drinking water in the state but the head of the committee was non-technical person so how could he find out the reasons and give solutions to the problem? What does the Govt. wants to get by such decisions
Sunday, March 8, 2009
இலவச மருத்துவ முகாம்களை நடத்த தடை! தமிழக அரசுக்கு நரேஷ் குப்தா உத்தரவு
http://www.dinamalar.com/fpnnews.asp?news_id=3178
சென்னை: தேர்தல் நடத்தை விதிகள் அமலுக்கு வந்துள்ளதால், வருமுன் காப்போம் திட்டம் மூலம் மருத்துவ முகாம்கள் நடத்துவதை தற்காலிகமாக நிறுத்திவைக்க வேண்டும் என்று தமிழக அரசுக்கு, மாநில தலைமைத் தேர்தல் அதிகாரி நரேஷ் குப்தா தடை விதித்துள்ளார்.லோக்சபா தேர்தல் தேதி, கடந்த 2ம் தேதி அறிவிக்கப்பட்டது. ஏப்ரல் 16ம் தேதி முதல் முதல்கட்ட ஓட்டுப்பதிவு துவங்குகிறது. தமிழகத்தில் மே 13ம் தேதி லோக்சபா தேர்தல் நடத்தப்படுகிறது. தேர்தல் தேதி அறிவிக்கப்பட்ட உடன், இதற்கான பணிகள் முழுவீச்சில் துவங்கிவிட்டன.
தேர்தல் தேதி அறிவிக்கப்பட்டவுடன் நடத்தை விதிகளும் அமலுக்கு வந்துவிட்டன. அரசு நிகழ்ச்சிகள் ரத்து செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன. தொடர் நலத்திட்டங்களை செயல்படுத்துவதிலும் சிக்கல் எழுந்துள்ளது. தமிழகத்தில், சுகாதாரத் துறை உள்ளிட்ட பல துறைகளின் சார்பில் நலத்திட்டங்கள் ஏற்கனவே அறிவிக்கப்பட்டு, செயல்படுத்தப்பட்டு வருகின்றன.தேர்தல் நடத்தை விதிகள் அமலுக்கு வந்துள்ள நிலையில், நலத்திட்டங்கள் தொடர்ந்து வழங்கப்படுவது ஆளுங்கட்சிக்கு சாதகமாகிவிடக் கூடாது என, தேர்தல் கமிஷனுக்கு புகார்கள் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டன. இதையடுத்து, தேர்தல் கமிஷன், அத்திட்டங்களை தற்காலிகமாக நிறுத்திவைக்க உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது.
இந்த வகையில் தற்போது சுகாதாரத் துறை சார்பில் செயல்படுத்தப்படும், "வருமுன் காப்போம்' திட்டத்தை தற்காலிகமாக நிறுத்திவைக்க, தமிழகத் தலைமைத் தேர்தல் அதிகாரி நரேஷ் குப்தா உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளார்.இது குறித்து வெளியிடப்பட்ட செய்திக் குறிப்பு:சுகாதாரப் பணிகள் துறையின் துணை இயக்குனர், "வருமுன் காப்போம்' திட்டத்தின் கீழ், சிவகாசி பகுதியில் வாரந்தோறும் திங்கள், வியாழன், வெள்ளி மற்றும் சனிக்கிழமைகளில் நடத்தக்கூடிய மருத்துவ முகாம்களை தொடர்ந்து நடத்துவது சம்பந்தமாக கடிதம் அனுப்பியிருக்கிறார்.இதுதொடர்பாக, தலைமைத் தேர்தல் கமிஷனின் அறிவுரை கோரப்பட்டுள்ளது. அதுவரை, தேர்தல் கமிஷன் விதிமுறைகளின்படி, இதுபோன்ற முகாம்களை நடத்துவதை தற்காலிகமாக நிறுத்திவைக்க வேண்டும். இது குறித்து, பொது சுகாதாரத் துறை இயக்குனருக்கு தகவல் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
இவ்வாறு செய்திக் குறிப்பில் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது
சென்னை: தேர்தல் நடத்தை விதிகள் அமலுக்கு வந்துள்ளதால், வருமுன் காப்போம் திட்டம் மூலம் மருத்துவ முகாம்கள் நடத்துவதை தற்காலிகமாக நிறுத்திவைக்க வேண்டும் என்று தமிழக அரசுக்கு, மாநில தலைமைத் தேர்தல் அதிகாரி நரேஷ் குப்தா தடை விதித்துள்ளார்.லோக்சபா தேர்தல் தேதி, கடந்த 2ம் தேதி அறிவிக்கப்பட்டது. ஏப்ரல் 16ம் தேதி முதல் முதல்கட்ட ஓட்டுப்பதிவு துவங்குகிறது. தமிழகத்தில் மே 13ம் தேதி லோக்சபா தேர்தல் நடத்தப்படுகிறது. தேர்தல் தேதி அறிவிக்கப்பட்ட உடன், இதற்கான பணிகள் முழுவீச்சில் துவங்கிவிட்டன.
தேர்தல் தேதி அறிவிக்கப்பட்டவுடன் நடத்தை விதிகளும் அமலுக்கு வந்துவிட்டன. அரசு நிகழ்ச்சிகள் ரத்து செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன. தொடர் நலத்திட்டங்களை செயல்படுத்துவதிலும் சிக்கல் எழுந்துள்ளது. தமிழகத்தில், சுகாதாரத் துறை உள்ளிட்ட பல துறைகளின் சார்பில் நலத்திட்டங்கள் ஏற்கனவே அறிவிக்கப்பட்டு, செயல்படுத்தப்பட்டு வருகின்றன.தேர்தல் நடத்தை விதிகள் அமலுக்கு வந்துள்ள நிலையில், நலத்திட்டங்கள் தொடர்ந்து வழங்கப்படுவது ஆளுங்கட்சிக்கு சாதகமாகிவிடக் கூடாது என, தேர்தல் கமிஷனுக்கு புகார்கள் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டன. இதையடுத்து, தேர்தல் கமிஷன், அத்திட்டங்களை தற்காலிகமாக நிறுத்திவைக்க உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது.
இந்த வகையில் தற்போது சுகாதாரத் துறை சார்பில் செயல்படுத்தப்படும், "வருமுன் காப்போம்' திட்டத்தை தற்காலிகமாக நிறுத்திவைக்க, தமிழகத் தலைமைத் தேர்தல் அதிகாரி நரேஷ் குப்தா உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளார்.இது குறித்து வெளியிடப்பட்ட செய்திக் குறிப்பு:சுகாதாரப் பணிகள் துறையின் துணை இயக்குனர், "வருமுன் காப்போம்' திட்டத்தின் கீழ், சிவகாசி பகுதியில் வாரந்தோறும் திங்கள், வியாழன், வெள்ளி மற்றும் சனிக்கிழமைகளில் நடத்தக்கூடிய மருத்துவ முகாம்களை தொடர்ந்து நடத்துவது சம்பந்தமாக கடிதம் அனுப்பியிருக்கிறார்.இதுதொடர்பாக, தலைமைத் தேர்தல் கமிஷனின் அறிவுரை கோரப்பட்டுள்ளது. அதுவரை, தேர்தல் கமிஷன் விதிமுறைகளின்படி, இதுபோன்ற முகாம்களை நடத்துவதை தற்காலிகமாக நிறுத்திவைக்க வேண்டும். இது குறித்து, பொது சுகாதாரத் துறை இயக்குனருக்கு தகவல் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
இவ்வாறு செய்திக் குறிப்பில் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது
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Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association (TNGDA) Official eLibrary: State Executive Committee Resolutions - 01 March 2009
Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association (TNGDA) Official eLibrary: State Executive Committee Resolutions - 01 March 2009
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Six ambulances for Pudukottai
http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/03/stories/2009030357050100.htm
PUDUKOTTAI: As part of ensuring emergency health care services, six ambulances have been sanctioned for Pudukottai district under a private–public partnership programme.
The ambulances have full-fledged emergency equipment including life-support system devices, oxygen cylinders and suction apparatus. Each is manned by para-medical personnel including a male nursing assistant.
They have been sanctioned by the Hyderabad-based Emergency Management Research Institute under the efforts initiated by the State Health Department.
The emergency health care providers will be stationed temporarily round-the-clock at a centrally-located police station or fire service and rescue station at the taluks of Pudukottai, Aranthangi, Keeranur, Alankudi, Ponnamaravathy and Tirumayam. The vehicles could reach an emergency caller in less than 20 minutes.
A permanent site for these vehicles would be notified later.
The Committee will comprise, among others, representatives from the police, Fire Service and Rescue Department, Health departments besides non-governmental organisation.
District Revenue Office R. Mahendravel after flagging off the ambulances at a brief function held here recently said that people could contact the vehicle by dialling 108 from landline or mobile phones.
The service would bring maximum benefit to those involved in road accidents, cardiac ailments besides women with labour pain.
Joint Director of Health and Rural Services A. Sugajamma, Divisional Fire Officer Nandagopalan and Manager of the Emergency Treatment Management Institute Lakshmanan were among those who participated in the function.
Pudukottai, Erode and Nilgiris are the districts for which the facility had been extended recently.
PUDUKOTTAI: As part of ensuring emergency health care services, six ambulances have been sanctioned for Pudukottai district under a private–public partnership programme.
The ambulances have full-fledged emergency equipment including life-support system devices, oxygen cylinders and suction apparatus. Each is manned by para-medical personnel including a male nursing assistant.
They have been sanctioned by the Hyderabad-based Emergency Management Research Institute under the efforts initiated by the State Health Department.
The emergency health care providers will be stationed temporarily round-the-clock at a centrally-located police station or fire service and rescue station at the taluks of Pudukottai, Aranthangi, Keeranur, Alankudi, Ponnamaravathy and Tirumayam. The vehicles could reach an emergency caller in less than 20 minutes.
A permanent site for these vehicles would be notified later.
The Committee will comprise, among others, representatives from the police, Fire Service and Rescue Department, Health departments besides non-governmental organisation.
District Revenue Office R. Mahendravel after flagging off the ambulances at a brief function held here recently said that people could contact the vehicle by dialling 108 from landline or mobile phones.
The service would bring maximum benefit to those involved in road accidents, cardiac ailments besides women with labour pain.
Joint Director of Health and Rural Services A. Sugajamma, Divisional Fire Officer Nandagopalan and Manager of the Emergency Treatment Management Institute Lakshmanan were among those who participated in the function.
Pudukottai, Erode and Nilgiris are the districts for which the facility had been extended recently.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Maharashtra: Deliver at a govt hospital and get Rs 800
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Maharashtra-Deliver-at-a-govt-hospital-and-get-Rs-800/articleshow/4203605.cms
MUMBAI: The state government has decided to give Rs 800 as cash incentive to pregnant women who deliver at a civic or government hospital. The
idea, said government officials, is to not only reduce maternal mortality rate, but also to increase the number of safe deliveries at hospitals.
The ‘Matrutva Anudan Yojana’, which is being implemented under the National Rural Health
Misson, is already applicable.
“All pregnant women, irrespective of caste, creed and income groups, will be given Rs 800 (Rs 400 for medicines, calcium and multi-vitamin pills and another Rs 400 for the institutional delivery),’’ said Chandra Iyengar, additional chief secretary, public health and family welfare department.
Although the sum is not too high, experts feel it will go some way in promoting safe deliveries as against deliveries at home. Childbirth at home runs a high risk of both the mother and child contracting an infection. State surveys have shown that 60 % pregnant women opt for institutional deliveries. According to a government report, the maternal mortality ratio in India is 407 per 1,00,000 live berths, while in Maharashtra the figure is 149.
Secretary and commissioner of family welfare Vandana Krishna said, “Within the next five years, we are hoping to get 90% of pregnant women to register for an institutional delivery.’’ Asked why there is no law to prevent deliveries at home, Krishna said, “More than legislation, it is the mindset that needs to change.’’
Earlier, under the ‘Janani Suraksha Yojana’, only pregnant women from SC\ST or below poverty line families were given Rs 700 as compensation for delivering at government hospitals. Welcoming the move, MP Supriya Sule, however, noted that only monetary help will not work. “To overcome maternal and infant mortality, we need more primary health centres, better approach roads to hospitals and development of infrastructure in rural areas,’’ she said.
Terming the cash incentive as “insignificant’’, health activist Ravi Duggal said, “The benefits given to women working in organised sectors should be given to all pregnant women in the country.’’
MUMBAI: The state government has decided to give Rs 800 as cash incentive to pregnant women who deliver at a civic or government hospital. The
idea, said government officials, is to not only reduce maternal mortality rate, but also to increase the number of safe deliveries at hospitals.
The ‘Matrutva Anudan Yojana’, which is being implemented under the National Rural Health
Misson, is already applicable.
“All pregnant women, irrespective of caste, creed and income groups, will be given Rs 800 (Rs 400 for medicines, calcium and multi-vitamin pills and another Rs 400 for the institutional delivery),’’ said Chandra Iyengar, additional chief secretary, public health and family welfare department.
Although the sum is not too high, experts feel it will go some way in promoting safe deliveries as against deliveries at home. Childbirth at home runs a high risk of both the mother and child contracting an infection. State surveys have shown that 60 % pregnant women opt for institutional deliveries. According to a government report, the maternal mortality ratio in India is 407 per 1,00,000 live berths, while in Maharashtra the figure is 149.
Secretary and commissioner of family welfare Vandana Krishna said, “Within the next five years, we are hoping to get 90% of pregnant women to register for an institutional delivery.’’ Asked why there is no law to prevent deliveries at home, Krishna said, “More than legislation, it is the mindset that needs to change.’’
Earlier, under the ‘Janani Suraksha Yojana’, only pregnant women from SC\ST or below poverty line families were given Rs 700 as compensation for delivering at government hospitals. Welcoming the move, MP Supriya Sule, however, noted that only monetary help will not work. “To overcome maternal and infant mortality, we need more primary health centres, better approach roads to hospitals and development of infrastructure in rural areas,’’ she said.
Terming the cash incentive as “insignificant’’, health activist Ravi Duggal said, “The benefits given to women working in organised sectors should be given to all pregnant women in the country.’’
Sunday, March 1, 2009
TNGDA State Executive Committee Meeting Resolutions
TNGDA State EC Meeting
Resolved Today to Go for Agitation in Stages
Demands Pay and Parity with Central Doctors and 8 other issues
10th Mar 2009 - District GBM
11th to 17th Mar 2009 - Demand Badge
19th 2009 - 1 hour Dharna
20th to 28th March 2009 - Boycott VKT, Camps, FW Surgeries
31st Mar 2009 - One Day Token Strike
15th Apr 2009 - Indefinite Strike
State Secretary
Resolved Today to Go for Agitation in Stages
Demands Pay and Parity with Central Doctors and 8 other issues
10th Mar 2009 - District GBM
11th to 17th Mar 2009 - Demand Badge
19th 2009 - 1 hour Dharna
20th to 28th March 2009 - Boycott VKT, Camps, FW Surgeries
31st Mar 2009 - One Day Token Strike
15th Apr 2009 - Indefinite Strike
State Secretary
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