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.
In order to further improve the provision of user-friendly amenities and environmental sanitation of different Health Care Facilities it is decided to launch a special campaign entitled CITIZEN CENTRIC FORTNIGHT during the period from 1st July 2013 to 15th July 2013.
Antenatal Clinic will start from 2-00 pm and will remain open up to 4-00 pm in addition to the routine OPD services as before from 9-00 am onwards at the PHC, BPHC & RH twice weekly on Monday and Friday as a value-added service.
Seven new Health Districts have been announced by the State Government at Jhargram, Nandigram, Basirhat, Diamond Harbour, Rampurhat, Bishnupur and Assansol.
Applications are invited by the State Medical Faculty of West Bengal for admission to MULTI-SKILLED MALE HEALTH WORKERS DIPLOMA COURSE: 2 Years + 6 months (Six months) stipendiary compulsory post examination training.
West Bengal State Dental Service (Cadre and Age of Retirement) Rules, 2010 shall apply to the members of the West Bengal Dental Service and the West Bengal Dental Education Service.
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.
Principals/Deans/Directors are requested to conduct counseling and online admission of the eligible candidates through All India Quota PG Medical/ Dental seats in West Bengal, 2015.
All Government Health Care Delivery facilities are directed not to sanction any kind of leave in favor of all the Medical Teachers, Medical Officers, Nursing Personnel and other concerned employees deployed and functioning in high priority delivery points namely maternity wards, Labor Rooms, Neonatal Wards, Pediatric Wards, NICU, PICU, SNCU, SNSU etc.
Food & Supplies Department will provide rice (@ of 5 kg per month), wheat/atta (@ 2.5 Kg per month), musur dal (@ of 1 Kg per month) and Bengal gram (@ of 1 kg per month) free of cost to each such mother and child.
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.