Health
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.
Medical Officers will attend IPGMER for training expected to be started from 27th January ’14 and end on 26th March ’14. Nursing Personnel will attend MR Bangur Hospital for training expected to be started from 27th January ’14.
Average daily liquid cash holding should not be more than Rs. 10000/- save in exceptional circumstances where approval from the higher authority must be taken.
Mandatory prescription of drug in generic name to the patients in public health facilities was a State Policy. All doctors to prescribe drugs/ medicines in generic name in the OPD/IPD/Emergency and also under the JSSK Programme.
In view of pandemic of COVD-19, all types of leave of all staff of Health and Family Welfare Department posted at all tiers (primary, secondary and tertiary health care institutions and offices including Headquarter) in West Bengal is hereby cancelled.
World Population Day is celebrated over a period of one month in two phase – Mobilization fort night and Population Stabilization fort night.
As decided in the Orientation and Dissemination Workshop on FP 2020 held on 19.06.2014 at Gateway, the World Population Day, 2014 and Population Stabilization Fortnight, 2014 will be celebrated throughout the State.
Candidates are requested to visit the Notice section of www.wbhealth.gov.in for issuance of the final ‘No Objection Certificate’ for admission into Post Basic B.Sc Nursing/ M.Sc. Nursing courses, 2014-2016.
Seven new Health Districts have been announced by the State Government at Jhargram, Nandigram, Basirhat, Diamond Harbour, Rampurhat, Bishnupur and Assansol.
To improve vitamin A status of the newborn the state has decided to administer single dose of 2 lac I.U. Vitamin A in oil orally to all post natal mothers immediately after delivery.
Department has decided to have all delivery data including birth dose immunization entered at the facility itself within a maximum of 48 (Forty eight) hours after the infant is born.