This department has been vested with the responsibility of maintaining and developing the health care system in W.B. Public health, sanitation and hospitals are the exclusive responsibilities of the State.
All doctors whether in private or Government service shall henceforth notify every diagnosed Kala-azar case to the state health authorities within 48 hours w.e.f. 01.01.2015.
Names of the nominees along with their resume and documentary proofs in support of claim for National Florence Nightingale Nurses Award should reach to the office by 16.02.2015.
Demonstrators and Resident Medical Officer-cum-Clinical Tutors, Assistant Professors, Associate Professors and Professors under the cadre of the West Bengal Medical Education Service.
The eligible RSBY smart cardholders will be entitled to receive Rs 600 as transport allowance at the time of discharge from all Medical College hospitals & teaching hospitals in the State.
Two-year Course on “Diploma in Family Medicine” to be conducted by the Institute of Health & Family Welfare collaboratively with Kolkata Medical College, R. G. Kar Medical College and Calcutta National Medical College.
Under the National Iron + Initiative, iron and folic acid supplementation is being given across life stages including pregnant, lactating women and adolescent girls at health facilities and during outreach activities.
Operational Guidelines for Dialysis Units under Fair Price Diagnostic Centre prepared by PPP Cell in consultation with Prof. Rajendra Pandey, HoD, Nephrology, IPGME&R, Kolkata.
Paying beds and cabins have now been converted into free beds. Superintendent of hospitals should allot these free beds for maternity, paediatrics and other IPD services to ease out congestion.
User charges imposed in all the secondary and primary hospitals of the State is withdrawn to allow free diagnostics, pathology, therapeutic & surgeries and beds.
Safe Abortion Care Services will be provided through empanelled Private registered Medical Practitioners at public health facilities which do not have CAC trained MOs till date or will not be provided with CAC trained MOs in 2014-15.