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West Bengal government on Thursday issued a list of directives on the safety, security and efficient functioning of healthcare professionals, saying those orders need to be implemented immediately. The directives came a day after the government held a meeting with agitating junior doctors over the same issues. In a two-page communication, Chief Secretary Manoj Pant to Principal Secretary (health) NS Nigam, the directions mentioned the need for «adequate availability of on-duty rooms, washrooms, CCTVs, drinking water facilities in the healthcare facilities.» Works in this connection must be completed as early as possible, it mentioned in one of the 10 directives issued.

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Enforcement Directorate has summoned TMC MLA Sudipta Roy for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged financial irregularities in the Kolkata-based R G Kar Hospital and Medical College, official sources said Thursday. Roy is the president of the West Bengal Medical Council and also holds charge of the R G Kar Patient's Welfare Committee. He has been questioned by the CBI in this case as it is also probing the alleged irregularities. The premises of the MLA from Serampore apart from that of some others, was searched hy the ED on Tuesday. Roy has been asked to appear at the ED office in Kolkata on Thursday for questioning in the case, the sources said.

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Kerala from the UAE last week has been diagnosed with Mpox on Wednesday, a disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV). On Monday, the 38-year-old individual was admitted to the government medical college hospital in Manjeri, Malappuram after exhibiting symptoms associated with the illness. Health Minister Veena George confirmed on Wednesday that samples taken from the patient were tested at the virology lab at the government medical college hospital in Kozhikode.

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Kolkata court on Tuesday extended the CBI custody of ex-principal of RG Kar hospital Dr Sandip Ghosh and Tala police station officer in charge Abhijit Mondal for three days in the medic's rape and murder case. Since Ghosh and Mondal were not cooperating with CBI officers, an extension of their custody was required, the CBI informed the court. The agency said that its detectives were yet to get any evidence of gang rape in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital case. The CBI counsel also submitted that its sleuths have not yet found any evidence proving any direct involvement of Ghosh and Mondal in the rape or murder of the postgraduate doctor whose body was found in the hospital's seminar room on August 9.

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Shaik Jani Basha, aka Jani Master, is facing sexual assault charges. A 21-year-old woman has come forward accusing Basha of repeatedly subjecting her to sexual abuse. Responding to her claims, the Cyberabad Raidurgam police registered a zero First Information Report (FIR) against him. The woman stated that she had collaborated with Jani on multiple work projects, during which he allegedly abused her for several months. According to her, the assaults occurred repeatedly while they were working together in various locations, including Chennai, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. She also reported to the authorities that Jani had violated her several times at her own home in Narsingi, Hyderabad. According to a report in The Hindu, a high-ranking police official confirmed the developments, noting that an in-depth investigation is currently underway. Given the woman’s residence in Narsingi, he stated that the case had been handed over to the local police, who will now proceed with further inquiries.

monkeypox case has surfaced in Malappuram district, Kerala. A man who recently returned from abroad showed symptoms of the disease. After feeling unwell, he was first admitted to a private hospital and later transferred to Manjeri Medical College. A district health official stated, «From there he was admitted to the Manjeri Medical College. On suspecting that it might be a case of monkeypox, we sent his samples to the Kozhikode Medical College for testing. The results are awaited.» Recently, a 26-year-old from Hisar, Haryana tested positive for monkeypox in Delhi. The Union Health Ministry identified it as an isolated case, similar to earlier cases since July 2022, and not related to the current WHO-declared public health emergency concerning clade 1 of monkeypox.

health minister has reported that 175 individuals in Malappuram district have been identified in connection with the recent Nipah virus outbreak. Among these, 74 are healthcare workers. Of the 175 individuals, 126 are on the primary contact list, with 104 considered high-risk, while 49 are secondary contacts. Authorities are treating ten people at Manjeri Medical College Hospital. Testing is underway for 13 individuals, with results pending. This follows the death of a 24-year-old man from Nipah virus on September 9. Previous outbreaks since 2018 have already affected the state, with the first death of 2024 recorded on July 21. Bats in Kozhikode, Wayanad, Idukki, Malappuram, and Ernakulam districts have been found carrying Nipah virus antibodies. Fruit bats naturally host the virus, which can then spread to humans, leading to person-to-person transmission.

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West Bengal government invited the protesting junior doctors to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence in Kalighat, to end the impasse over junior doctor's protest, which entered its seventh day in front of State Health Department Headquarters 'Swasthya Bhawan" and crossed 38 days. Chief Secretary Manoj Pant has said in his letter that this is the «fifth and last» time the government is reaching out to the junior doctors for the meeting. "...This is the fifth and final time we are reaching out to you for a meeting between the Honourable Chief Minister and your delegates," the Chief Secretary writes in his letter, adding «In view of the Honourable Supreme Court order dated 9th September 2024, directing junior doctors to resume duties by 5 PM on the 10th September 2024, it is our bounden duty, as law-abiding citizens, to follow and adhere to the apex court's directive.» The junior doctors have been stressing on a five-point demand from the beginning of the protest. The demands include the resignation of the Commissioner of Police, Director of Medical Education (DME), Health Secretary and justice of RG Kar deceased PGT doctor who were brutally raped and murdered on August 9. Following the letter, junior doctors are holding general Body meetings.

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MBBS students drowned in a reservoir on Sunday evening in Madhya Pradesh's Panna district, an official said. The incident occurred at Dhawari dam near Ajaygarh town, some 40 km from the district headquarters, the official said. Krishna Gupta (20), a resident of Ajaygarh, and Arvind Prajapati (19) from Umaria, both MBBS students of Indore's Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (MGM) Medical College, drowned, he said. Their classmate, Abhishek Bairwa (19), who is from Pipalkheda in Rajasthan, was rescued, Ajaygarh police station in-charge Ravi Jadon said.

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«The available samples were immediately sent for testing and it turned out to be positive,» the minister said in a video message. The Malappuram native who reached the state from Bengaluru died on September 9, after which his available samples were sent for testing to Kozhikode Medical college hospital laboratory.