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.
Health & Family Welfare Department will operate 24×7 Health Helpline named SWASTHYA BANDHU on an outsourced basis. Patients, Patient Parties or the general public would receive two categories of services.
Rubella infection in pregnant women disables a child for life with Congenital Rubella Syndrome that max result in deafness, blindness and heart defects.
1. Verification of photograph and signature of the candidates as given in the applications. 2. Verification of Date of Birth and Educational qualifications from original documents. 3. Verification of SC/ST/BC certificate from the competent authority. 4. Verification of antecedents (Police Verification). 5. Medical Examination.
In case the person has history of coming in contact with a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 in the last 14 days and the person is asymptomatic then the person must be kept in home quarantine for 14 days from the day of exposure.
A High Level Task Force was constituted under the chairmanship of Dr. Tridib Banerjee towards facilitation of activities of the Department in reduction of Infant/Maternal Mortality of the state. After having made some substantial improvement in Facility Based newborn Care, it seems necessary to improve the facility based maternal care also.
Regulation for submission of application regarding No Objection Certificate for Organ Transplantation undergoing Operation outside West Bengal.
Doctors are to prescribe combination drugs with two molecules in generic names in the OPD, IPD and also in emergency department in the interest of better patient care services.
Payment of monthly fixed honorarium to the ASHAs at the rate of Rs. 1300.00 only per month per ASHA with effect from 01.04.2013 until further orders in addition to their monthly performance based incentive received by them as usual, from NRHM fund.
A national Initiative for Awards to Public Health Facilities, KAYAKALP, to promote Cleanliness, Hygiene and Infection Control practices contributing to the goals of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Fair Price Outlets under PPP for 52 Hospitals – Name of the Organizations who have been qualified on technical parameters regarding Fair Price Outlets under PPP Model in West Bengal.