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.
Private Nursing Homes/ Hospitals are allowed to enhance their present sanctioned bed strength upto 40% more as per availability of space for management of active COVID-19 cases in the same infrastructure.
Health department constituted ‘on-line counseling committee’ during undergraduate medical and dental admission to State Quota in collaboration with NIC.
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.
Many of the Medical colleges did not submit the report from 1st to 28th March 2012 resulting in disruption in gathering of the report. Following is the list.
Prescribed Application Form for Counseling/ Admission to Degree course in Homoeopathy (B.H.M.S), Ayurveda (B.A.M.S), Physiotherapy (B.P.T) and B.U.M.S in different Government and Private Colleges in West Bengal is attached herewith.
Department of Health and FW has been decided to operate Level III Trauma Care facilities in the Medical College Hospitals, District Hospitals and Sub-divisional level Hospitals.
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.
Concern has been raised regarding rising Caesarean Section (CS) rates especially when it is medically not indicated, thus exposing the pregnant women and babies to potential harm.
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.
All the Health establishments are instructed to keep the health establishments neat and clean and the biomedical wastes generated should be removed scientifically.