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.
A one day awareness campaign to display Strength of AYUSH in the State will be held on 19/09/2014 at 10 a.m. in the Auditorium of N.R.S Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Childhood diarrhoeal diseases continue to be a major killer among under five children, contributing to 11 percent of under five deaths in the country. Around 2 lakh children are lost due to diarrhoea annually.
A special stamp to be affixed in the tickets of all the patients coming to emergency who claimed as RSBY beneficiary and patient party to be advised to approach the RSBY Help Desk. Strong steps against Specialists/ MO’s/ Surgeons or any persons who are refusing to admit RSBY card holders in any of the empanelled government hospitals, may be taken.
Increasing access to and provision of quality service for Safe Abortion is part of Government of West Bengal’s maternal health strategy to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity in the state as unsafe abortion is still one of the leading causes of maternal mortality and morbidity.
Provided that the persons holding posts of Readers and Lecturers in the teaching group of the former West Bengal (Basic Grade) Dental Service shall also be eligible to exercise option under these rules.
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.