The Latest Breaking News from the Health Department

State’s annual battle with fever

Kerala is battling yet another epidemic season when dengue and leptospirosis cases soar and hospitals buckle under the sheer number of patients that fill up fever wards and crowd outpatient clinics.

The Hindu · Jul 6, 2023

Health Department intensifies control measures in border areas as rat fever, dengue cases rise in Kerala

The spike in the number of dengue and leptospirosis or rat fever cases in Kerala following the onset of the southwest monsoon has prompted the Health Department to take control measures in Coimbatore district.

The Hindu · Jul 3, 2023

Detection of sickle cell anemia will be intensified in Karnataka: Health Minister

Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Saturday said the Health Department, which is already running a scheme to screen and detect sickle cell anemia cases, will further intensify the programme.

The Hindu · Jul 1, 2023

Dengue, leptospirosis cases surge in State

The fact that monsoon has not set in fully in the State and rains are intermittent, means that the vector breeding will surge several fold, leading to a longer, sustained epidemic

The Hindu · Jun 18, 2023

Health dept. urges people to desist from self-medication for viral fevers

The Health department has warned people to desist from self-treatment as this is the season of viral fevers, which could be vector-borne diseases like dengue and Zika, leptospirosis or respiratory infections like Influenza.

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023

Koppal officials told to ensure supply of safe potable water to people in rural areas

Taking note of a few vomiting and diarrhoea cases reported in Koppal district, Deputy Commissioner M. Sundaresh Babu chaired a meeting of senior district and taluk level officers in the Department of Health and Family Welfare at his office in Koppal on Tuesday and gave strict directions to them to…

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023

Andhra Pradesh Health Dept. sets up medical camp as viral fevers break out in Chittoor village

The Health Department of Andhra Pradesh has set up a medical camp at Mallareddikandriga in Vijayapuram mandal of Chittoor district, close to the Tamil Nadu border, as the village has been reeling under viral fever cases since the last fortnight. The health officials from Chittoor and Nagari set up a…

The Hindu · Jun 4, 2023

Health Minister refutes Governor’s statement on forced virginity tests in Tamil Nadu

Ma. Subramanian says an inquiry conducted by medical officers and a verification of the medical examination form proved that no such test has been performed. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has sought a report within a week

The Hindu · May 6, 2023

No fines issued despite rampant selling of illegal vapes in WA, as parent vents frustration

The sale of nicotine vapes and e-cigarettes without a prescription has been illegal in Western Australia for several years, but not a single retailer has been fined in the past 12 months.

ABC News · May 3, 2023

Tasmanian government sitting on $23 million of unusable PPE bought during COVID supply chain crisis

Tasmania's health department reveals it is sitting on a $22.8 million stockpile of "unusable" personal protective equipment purchased during the COVID pandemic — with the government taking legal action against a supplier of faulty face masks.

ABC News · Mar 30, 2023