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Israeli Airstrikes in Eastern Lebanon Cause Heavy Casualties and International Calls for Ceasefire

Israeli Strikes in Eastern Lebanon Result in Heavy Casualties Recent airstrikes carried out by Israeli forces in eastern Lebanon have tragically resulted in the deaths of at least 60 individuals and left approximately 58 others injured, as reported by Lebanon’s health ministry. The bombardments have targeted multiple cities and towns, with the Bekaa Valley suffering the most devastating impacts,…

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RG Kar case: Medics association announces nationwide hunger strike on Oct 9

Junior doctors protesting over the alleged rape and murder of their colleague at the RG Kar hospital | (Photo: PTI) 2 min read Last Updated : Oct 08 2024 | 7:07 AM IST In a move to support the ongoing protest against the alleged rape and murder of a junior doctor in West Bengal, the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) on Monday announced a nationwide hunger strike. The doctors’…

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Health Ministry urges central government hospitals to boost security 

Amid the increase in violence against healthcare workers, the Health Ministry on Tuesday called on central government hospitals to boost security with measures such as installing high-resolution CCTV and proper duty rooms.

In a letter issued to heads of all the central government hospitals, Institutes, All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), and Institute of National Importance (INIS), Raj KumKumar, Deputy Secretary at the Health Ministry urged for ensuring the safety of healthcare professionals.

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Cardiovascular disease accounts for 23.3% of deaths in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has consistently accounted for nearly 23.3% of all deaths in Malaysia for many years, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad who adds that high cholesterol was a major risk factor for atherosclerotic CVD, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Read More LM News New: Chia-Wooi Yik Triumph Over Indian Pair to Reach…

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'Over 10,000 People' Missing, Suspected Buried Under Rubble In Gaza

The Palestinian Civil Defense Service notes that missing people are not included in the Health Ministry's death toll list, "therefore, the number of martyrs exceeds 44,000."

Rescue teams started to recover bodies that are completely decomposed, from under the rubble of buildings in northern Gaza. Photo: AFP

The Palestinian Civil Defense Service has said more than 10,000 people are still missing under the rubble across Gaza since the start of the Israeli onslaught against Gaza on October 7.

"We estimate that there are over 10,000 missing people under the rubble of hundreds of destroyed homes since the start of the (Israeli) aggression," a statement by the Civil Defense said on Tuesday. It noted that those missing people are not included in the Health Ministry death toll list, "therefore, the number of martyrs exceeds 44,000."

Its rescue teams started to recover bodies that are completely decomposed, from under the rubble of buildings in northern Gaza, it added. More than 34,535 Palestinians have since been killed, mostly women and children, and over 77,704 others injured amid mass destruction and severe shortages of necessities.

More than six months into the Israeli war, vast swathes of Gaza lay in ruins, pushing 85 percent of the enclave's population into internal displacement amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water, and medicine, according to the UN.

Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice. An interim ruling in January ordered Tel Aviv to stop genocidal acts and take measures to guarantee that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza.

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Reducing Cut-Off Percentile For NEET PG 2023 Will Increase Pool Of Qualifying Candidates: Health Ministry

Till now, candidates scoring above the 50 percentile were eligible to participate in the counselling process for medical PG admission through NEET.

New Delhi: Union Health Ministry officials on Friday said reducing the qualifying percentile for NEET PG 2023 to zero will increase the pool of qualifying candidates but not dilute the merit system for admission to PG medical courses. Only those scoring the highest marks will get admission to PG medical courses, they said. The admission will be done through a transparent counselling process and will do away with alleged backdoor entry that was offered by some private colleges, the officials said.

They dismissed as imaginary the speculation that students with zero percentile can also become specialist doctors. The reality is that students with the highest marks will be eligible for admission to their choice of courses and colleges, they said.

There are 68,142 PG medical seats in the country.

Till now, candidates scoring above the 50 percentile were eligible to participate in the counselling process for medical PG admission through NEET.

Last year, the qualifying criteria were kept at 20 percentile even then 3000 seats remained vacant under the all India quota, they said.

Some seats remained vacant under the state quota as well.

“This year alone, of the 68,000 available seats, 13,000 still haven’t been taken up,” an official said.

Till now, candidates scoring the most marks were given the first preference for choosing the course and college. The entire admission is online and computer-based.

“Since a lot of seats in the entire process remained vacant, the students with zero percentile marks are now being given the opportunity to participate in the counselling process. The move for students means that admission through the counselling process will continue till seats are available,” the official said.

From time to time, the Supreme Court and various high courts on various petitions had stated that an arrangement should be made to ensure no seats remain vacant. “The present move will increase the pool of qualifying candidates but only those scoring the highest marks will get admission for PG medical,” an official source said.

The entire process will still be merit-based and only that many students will get admission as there are PG seats in the country, the officials said.

Under the present system, seats in non-clinical branches like anatomy, microbiology, physiology and pathology went vacant due to a lesser number of students opting for them.

“Now this move will lead to a greater likelihood of these seats being filled. And 7000 to 10,000 going vacant every year will get filled,” an official source stated.

“It is for the information to candidates that the qualifying percentile for PG Courses (Medical/ Dental) for NEET PG counselling 2023 has been reduced to ‘zero’ across all categories by MoHFW,” said a notice issued by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), Directorate of Health Services, Government of India on Sep 20.

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Russian Hacker Group 'Phoenix' Targets Indian Health Ministry Website Over Ukraine Conflict

Russian Hacker Group 'Phoenix' Targets Indian Health Ministry Website Over Ukraine Conflict #cybersecurity #hackers #Russia #India #UkraineConflict #Phoenix #CERT-In #datasecurity #HealthMinistry #informationtechnology #internationalconflict

Russian Hacker Group ‘Phoenix’ Targets Indian Health Ministry Website: The Union Health Ministry of India has reported an attempted hack on their website by the Russian hacker group ‘Phoenix’, which managed to access the ministry’s Health Management Information System portal. Photo by Markus Spiske on Pexels.com It is believed that the attack was launched in retaliation for India’s support of…

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h3n2 | h3n2 virus | swine flu | healthy | virus | wuhan virus | corona virus vaccine | COVID-19 | Health Ministry

Along with H3N2, swine flu also created havoc, the central government warned to be alert These days the H3N2 virus is wreaking havoc in the country, but now swine flu is also spreading rapidly along with it. The Central Government and the Health Ministry have alerted the people. Image Source: FREEPIK H3N2, swine flu By the end of December 2022, the H3N2 virus infection has spread very rapidly…

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80% shortfall of specialist doctors in CHCs: Health Ministry report

80% shortfall of specialist doctors in CHCs: Health Ministry report

India is reeling underneath an acute scarcity of specialist doctors, with a shortfall of practically 80% of the required specialists at Community Health Centres (CHCs), reveals the Rural Health Statistics report printed by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on January 12.  CHCs are 30-bed block-level well being services that are ideally supposed to offer fundamental care associated to surgical…

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Thanks to Genocide Joe downplaying the numbers, Human Rights Watch had to vouch for the Ministry of Health regarding their death toll figures

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Israeli Military Withdraws from Gaza Hospital After Controversial Raid

On Monday, the Israeli military announced its withdrawal from the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, following a three-day operation that has garnered significant attention and concern. During this raid, Palestinian health officials reported the detention of nearly all medical personnel present at the facility, alongside the tragic deaths of two children. According to an Israeli…

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The Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health said on April 6 that it had “incomplete data” for 11,371 of the 33,091 Palestinian fatalities it claims to have documented. In a statistical report, the ministry notes that it considers an individual record to be incomplete if it is missing any of the following key data points: identity number, full name, date of birth, or date of death. The health ministry also released a report on April 3 that acknowledged the presence of incomplete data but did not define what it meant by “incomplete.” In that earlier report, the ministry acknowledged the incompleteness of 12,263 records. It is unclear why, after just three more days, the number fell to 11,371 — a decrease of more than 900 records.

Prior to its admissions of incomplete data, the health ministry asserted that the information in more than 15,000 fatality records had stemmed from “reliable media sources.” However, the ministry never identified the sources in question and Gaza has no independent media.

Expert Analysis

“The sudden shifts in the ministry’s reporting methods suggest it is scrambling to prevent exposure of its shoddy work. For months, U.S. media have taken for granted that the ministry’s top-line figure for casualties was reliable enough to include in daily updates on the war. Even President Biden has cited its numbers. Now we’re seeing that a third or more of the ministry’s data may be incomplete at best — and fictional at worst.” — David Adesnik, Senior Fellow and Director of Research

“It is important to recognize that Hamas is deeply invested in shaping the narrative that emerges from Gaza, particularly regarding the number of casualties in the war. Moreover, this control of data extends beyond the statistics provided by the Hamas-controlled health ministry, as there is also a deliberate effort to downplay the number of terrorists who have been killed by Israel in the war, potentially numbering more than 10,000.” — Joe Truzman, Senior Research Analyst at FDD’s Long War Journal

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