100 Agitating Doctors Arrested Today in Tiruvallur District.
State Wide Agitation Planned. Law for protection of doctors demanded.
All Districts to hold Urgent GB - To resolve to boycott OPD from 07:30 to 09:30 daily from 27-06-2008.
Involve IMA
State Secretary
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
TNGDA PROTEST AT coimbatore medical college
Dharna held on 24-06-08 between 9 am to 11:30 am by all staff coimbatore medical college organised by TNGDA to protest against the ROWDYISM by MOB masquerading as patients attenders on 23-06-08 against doctors and DEAN of the college.
The Associations of all staff took part, demanding round the clock police protection at sensitive wards like IMCU, Trauma Ward etc. Dharna was called off after the District Collector assured providing enough police protection to the hospital. TNGDA President Dr.Ravindran and Secretary Dr.Ravishankar thanked all the participants
The Associations of all staff took part, demanding round the clock police protection at sensitive wards like IMCU, Trauma Ward etc. Dharna was called off after the District Collector assured providing enough police protection to the hospital. TNGDA President Dr.Ravindran and Secretary Dr.Ravishankar thanked all the participants
Friday, June 20, 2008
Upgraded PHC to be opened tomorrow
http://www.thehindu.com/2008/06/20/stories/2008062053690300.htm
Special Correspondent
— Photo: A. Muralitharan
READY FOR OPENING: Health Secretary V. K. Subburaj (left) at the upgraded PHC in Medavakkam on Wednesday. The facility is scheduled to be inaugurated on Saturday.
Special Correspondent
| Deliveries in PHCs in State have doubled, says Health Secretary at Medavakkam |
READY FOR OPENING: Health Secretary V. K. Subburaj (left) at the upgraded PHC in Medavakkam on Wednesday. The facility is scheduled to be inaugurated on Saturday.
TAMBARAM: The number of deliveries in Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in the State has more than doubled in 2007-08, compared to the previous financial year, Secretary to the Department of Health and Family Welfare V. K. Subburaj said on Wednesday.
The number of deliveries, which was 80,000 in 2006-07, has increased to 1.73 lakh last financial year. That the number of deliveries in these health centres is the highest in the country is a pointer to the facilities available and faith of the people in the government hospitals. Of the 1,421 PHCs in the State, over 1,000 function round the clock.
Further, the appointment of adequate number of doctors and nurses has ensured that pregnant women rushed to the PHCs in odd hours are attended to instead of being referred to private hospitals, Mr. Subburaj said.
Maternity assistance schemes and overall improvement of facilities and services in the PHCs are the reasons for the increase in the number of deliveries, he added. About Rs.40 crore was being spent on upgrading 75 PHCs at the cost of Rs.55 lakh each.
Mr.Subburaj was talking to reporters at the PHC in Medavakkam, near here, which has been upgraded and scheduled to be inaugurated on Saturday by Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T. R. Baalu.
The PHC in Medavakkam has been upgraded in assistance with Catalyst Trust at the cost of Rs.1.8 crore. He said that for the first time, a non-governmental organisation volunteered to construct buildings and provide facilities for a PHC and the department would like to push this concept forward if other private companies and corporate houses were willing to support.
IT major Cognizant and construction firm Rajparis had created parks on the PHC premises and Phoenix Medical Systems had agreed to maintain medical equipment for five years.
In addition, Medavakkam panchayat and the Kancheepuram district administration too contributed by fencing the premises and would also be working along with Exnora International in maintaining the PHC’s premises clean and green, Mr. Subburaj added.
Apart from the 30 beds, the upgraded PHC is equipped with air-conditioned operation theatre and scanning rooms, centralised oxygen supply, a special ambulance for pregnant women, a steam laundry, blood storage facilities, solar heater and a generator.
S. Elango, Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, said the PHC would be tying up with other government institutions in and around Chennai.
They would be bringing officials from other districts to study the upgraded PHC in Medavakkam so that they could create similar facilities in their respective places, he said.
S. Krishnaswamy and R. Desikan, managing trustee and president respectively of Catalyst Trust, P. Padmanabhan, former Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, T. V. Anthony, former Chief Secretary and currently adviser to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and B. Ravi, president of Medavakkam panchayat, spoke.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Unite For Sight Volunteer Abroad Opportunities
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
TN: Medicos boycott classes
Protesting against the police lathicharge on agitating medical students in the city on Monday, medicos across the state have resorted to a day-long boycott of classes.
Nearly 1500 students of the three government-run medical colleges in the city- Madras Medical College, Stanley Medical College and Kilpauk Medical College- besides their comrades in other cities like Thanjavur, Salem and Madurai, boycotted classes and also staged demonstration in their premises, students of the college told PTI.
"We would not be going to classes today. We want action against the police officers involved in the episode," a student representative of Stanley Medical College, said.
He also said that they were considering taking up the matter with the Tamil Nadu government.
Meanwhile, Dr G R Ravindranath, general secretary, Doctors' Association for Social Equality (DASE), who had urged the students to protest against the lathicharge, told PTI that government doctors in cities and towns other than Chennai had also joined in the protest by wearing black badges while on duty.
About 200 students, who had come to the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) to attend counselling for PG admissions Monday, protested against its decision to reserve 50 per cent of the seats to in-service candidates and squatted on the road disrupting traffic, following which police resorted to lathicharge to disperse them.
Nearly 1500 students of the three government-run medical colleges in the city- Madras Medical College, Stanley Medical College and Kilpauk Medical College- besides their comrades in other cities like Thanjavur, Salem and Madurai, boycotted classes and also staged demonstration in their premises, students of the college told PTI.
"We would not be going to classes today. We want action against the police officers involved in the episode," a student representative of Stanley Medical College, said.
He also said that they were considering taking up the matter with the Tamil Nadu government.
Meanwhile, Dr G R Ravindranath, general secretary, Doctors' Association for Social Equality (DASE), who had urged the students to protest against the lathicharge, told PTI that government doctors in cities and towns other than Chennai had also joined in the protest by wearing black badges while on duty.
About 200 students, who had come to the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) to attend counselling for PG admissions Monday, protested against its decision to reserve 50 per cent of the seats to in-service candidates and squatted on the road disrupting traffic, following which police resorted to lathicharge to disperse them.
Medicos boycott classes
Monday's lathicharge on a group of doctors who were on an agitation seems to be a bitter pill for the medicos across the State.
Showing solidarity and many other emotions, Medicos across the State today boycotted the classes and staged demonstrations.
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The fall out of the agitation was that many patients at government hospitals suffered.
Over 1500 students of the three government-run medical colleges in the city- Madras Medical College, Stanley Medical College and Kilpauk
Medical College staged demonstration in front of Government General hospital raising slogans against the government.
Besides demanding action against the ‘erring’ policemen they also sought immediate apology from the Health Secretary and the Director of Medical Education.
‘We would not be going to classes today. We want action against the police officers involved in the episode. If not the protest would get intensified further ‘, a student representative of Stanley Medical College, said.
He also said that they were considering taking up the matter with the Tamilnadu government.
Similarly in other cities like Thanjavur, Salem and Madurai, medicos boycotted classes and staged demonstration in their premises.
Meanwhile, Dr G R Ravindranath, general secretary, Doctors’ Association for Social Equality (DASE), who had urged the students to protest against the lathicharge, said that government doctors in cities and towns other than Chennai had also joined in the protest by wearing black badges while on duty.
It may be recalled that about 200 students, who had come to the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) to attend counselling for PG admissions yesterday, protested against its decision to reserve 50 per cent of the seats to in-service candidates and squatted on the road disrupting traffic, following which police resorted to lathicharge to disperse them.
Many students, including women, sustained injuries. A group of students later allegedly damaged the glass panes and some furniture inside the DME, following which police filed a case.
Meanwhile, the government has given its nod for including private doctors in the counselling for PG admissions.
This was disclosed by the Public Prosecuter G Sankaran when he appeared before Justice Venkatraman in Madras High Court with regard to the case.
He stated that the decision was taken by the Committee of Medical Education and Examination in order to avoid law and order problems.
Venkatraman informed that the order has been notified by the Court and everyone should abide by the Court’s final decision.
Following this decision, the counselling process was streamlined and went off peacefully, police said.
Showing solidarity and many other emotions, Medicos across the State today boycotted the classes and staged demonstrations.
.
The fall out of the agitation was that many patients at government hospitals suffered.
Over 1500 students of the three government-run medical colleges in the city- Madras Medical College, Stanley Medical College and Kilpauk
Medical College staged demonstration in front of Government General hospital raising slogans against the government.
Besides demanding action against the ‘erring’ policemen they also sought immediate apology from the Health Secretary and the Director of Medical Education.
‘We would not be going to classes today. We want action against the police officers involved in the episode. If not the protest would get intensified further ‘, a student representative of Stanley Medical College, said.
He also said that they were considering taking up the matter with the Tamilnadu government.
Similarly in other cities like Thanjavur, Salem and Madurai, medicos boycotted classes and staged demonstration in their premises.
Meanwhile, Dr G R Ravindranath, general secretary, Doctors’ Association for Social Equality (DASE), who had urged the students to protest against the lathicharge, said that government doctors in cities and towns other than Chennai had also joined in the protest by wearing black badges while on duty.
It may be recalled that about 200 students, who had come to the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) to attend counselling for PG admissions yesterday, protested against its decision to reserve 50 per cent of the seats to in-service candidates and squatted on the road disrupting traffic, following which police resorted to lathicharge to disperse them.
Many students, including women, sustained injuries. A group of students later allegedly damaged the glass panes and some furniture inside the DME, following which police filed a case.
Meanwhile, the government has given its nod for including private doctors in the counselling for PG admissions.
This was disclosed by the Public Prosecuter G Sankaran when he appeared before Justice Venkatraman in Madras High Court with regard to the case.
He stated that the decision was taken by the Committee of Medical Education and Examination in order to avoid law and order problems.
Venkatraman informed that the order has been notified by the Court and everyone should abide by the Court’s final decision.
Following this decision, the counselling process was streamlined and went off peacefully, police said.
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