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Massive cleaning up in Delhi to tackle dengue

New Delhi, Sep 3 – A massive cleaning up campaign will be initiated in the capital from Monday as part of measures to control the spread of dengue, which has affected over 1,000 people in the city so far, as per a decision taken at a review meeting chaired by union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi

74 more dengue cases in Delhi, total crosses 1,150

New Delhi, Sep 3 – Delhi reported 74 new cases of dengue, pushing the total number of those infected with the water-borne disease this year to 1,155, two more than the last year.
With an average of 60 dengue cases reported daily over the last few days, the figure has crossed 1,150-mark in the Commonwealth Games

Dengue review meeting’s focus on coordination: Azad

New Delhi, Sep 3 – A meeting Friday to review the increasing dengue cases in the capital, which hosts Commonwealth Games Oct 3-14, focused on bringing coordination between various agencies to control the outbreak, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said.
Delhi has so far 1,155 dengue patients.
The review meeting here was attended, among others, by Health

India-Canada to hold joint symposium on haemophilia

New Delhi, Sep 3 – Canadian experts will speak on the diagnosis and management of haemophilia at a two-day symposium here from Saturday, with India recording over 14,000 patients of the bleeding disorder since 1983.
The international symposium is being jointly organised by the Bleeding Disorders Programme in Winnipeg, Canada and the Haemophilia Society (Delhi). It

Azad holds review meet to check dengue in Delhi

New Delhi, Sep 3 – Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday is holding a review meeting to discuss ways to check the rising number of dengue cases in the national capital ahead of the Commonwealth Games, an official said.
‘With the outbreak of dengue creating jitters, a high-level meeting with officials from the Directorate General of

‘8 percent households become poor due to medical expenses’

New Delhi, Sep 2 – About eight percent of households in India are pushed to below the poverty line due to heavy medical expenses, said a new report on the Indian health sector Thursday.
‘India Health Report 2010′ by the Confederation of Indian Industry and a think tank, Indicus Analytics was released by Minister of State

Apollo may set up more hospitals in West Bengal

Kolkata, Sep 2 – Healthcare major Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd is in talks with Parkway Holdings of Singapore to set up more hospitals in West Bengal via their existing joint venture, a top official said here Thursday.
‘Our agreement is for West Bengal only and we are looking at setting up more hospitals,’ Apollo Hospitals managing