TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, FEB 16, 2021 The Jharsuguda Unit of Vedanta Ltd. has extended its support to the District Health Administration (DHA) in Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Awareness campaign, here. The company conducted a rath yatra from February 9 to 13 in 80 villages of the district, spreading awareness on Lymphatic Filariasis. Dr. Lal Mohan Routray, Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO), ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 9, 2021 A Palliative Care (PC) Clinic, offering a wide range of services for the cancer patients both in early and late stages of illness, will be inaugurated at Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) on Wednesday. Along with cancer treatments, the Clinic will improve the physical and psychosocial aspects of living. In advanced cancer stages, ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, FEB 9, 2021 In a bid to strengthen its vaccine cold-chain infrastructure, Godrej Appliances, the business unit of Godrej & Boyce, has added ultra-low temperature freezers to its portfolio. These advanced medical freezers can preserve life-saving medical supplies including critical vaccines below -80°C and are aimed at boosting both Indian and global medical cold chain. Godrej Appliances ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 4, 2021 On the occasion of World Cancer Day, leading multispecialty health care institution Apollo Hospitals organised a mega cyclothon and some other programmes to spread awareness about the deadly disease. The cyclothon was flagged off by Sudhir M. Diggikar, Regional CEO of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited in presence of Dr. Ashish Chandra, Director Medical Services; ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 31, 2021 President Ram Nath Kovind launched the National Polio Immunisation Day for 2021 by administering polio drops to children less than five years old at Rashtrapati Bhawan yesterday.   Today is the Polio National Immunization Day, also known as ‘’Polio Ravivar”. As per provisional report on Day 1, close to 89 lakh children under five ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 29, 2021 In a first-of-its kind study, doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi have found that the synergistic effect of ayurvedic formulation BGR-34 along with allopathic drug Glibenclamide (a medication used to treat diabetes mellitus type 2) can have a significant role in improving the overall quality of life of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 28, 2021 Ninety-two years old Eswar Ch Mohanty of Odisha has earned the rare distinction of being the oldest patient in Eastern India to receive a knee replacement surgery at AMRI Hospitals Bhubaneswar. “Mohanty was very afraid of going under the knife and had been avoiding it since long. Finally, on Monday, he agreed to get ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 25, 2021 Over 3.5 lakh registered health workers in Odisha will be inoculated the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine as the vaccination drive will begin in State from February 14. State Health Director Dr. Bijay Panigrahi told media persons that those who had been vaccinated during the first phase of vaccination on January 16, will be ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 16, 2021 AMRI Hospitals Bhubaneswar celebrated its 7th Raising Day function in a unique way with its employees including doctors and nurses pledging for organ donation. This is the first time any private hospital in Odisha has organized an event to support a noble cause. Pravas Chandra Acharya, Secretary, SAMAJA Relief Committee & President, Body & ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/TIKIRI, JANUARY 16, 2021 As part of the nationwide rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine today, the Rayagada district administration has chosen UAIL-run Utkal Hospital at Ossapada in Tikiri as the vaccination rollout site for Tikiri and its surrounding areas. Utkal Hospital is a healthcare initiative of Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), a a 100 percent subsidiary of Aditya ...