The ROP initiative was implemented on a pilot basis in four healthcare institutions, including Niloufer Hospital, Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad and district hospitals of Nalgonda and Sangareddy where Sick Newborn Care Units (SNCUs) are located.
State govt will launch it in five Basthi Dawakhanas in Hyderabad, five PHCs in Rangareddy district.
Early screening advised to prevent vision impairment due to diabetic retinopathy.
As many as 464 of 3,480 pre-term babies in Telangana detected with childhood blindness in the past five years.
To address shortage of specialists in State-run hospitals, PHFI trained nurses who can screen ROP.
Does the title sound like a contradiction in terms? What we want to highlight is the poor understanding of heat wave-associated mortality in hot-climate countries such as India.
A country with 358 million young people like India cannot afford to introduce these new addictions, if it has to take advantage of the demographic dividend.
Opinion: A health agenda for development in Modi’s 2nd term.
The main defenders and responders against bio-weapons would not be soldiers, para military and police personnel, but lab scientists, public health workers, health care providers and doctors.
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