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.

District and Block Level Task Force for Kala Azar in West Bengal

In order to assist the State Level Task Force for Kala azar and to discharge the functions at the ground level, District Task Force (DTF) and Block Level Task Force (BLTF) are constituted.
Setting up of Emergency Observation Ward in Govt. Hospitals

Projects for establishing Emergency Observation Ward (EOW) has been decided in all Govt Hospitals in three Phases. a. Protocol implementation phase, b. Financial implication phase, c. Human resource recruitment phase.
Guidelines to prevent Misuse of Blood Donor Credit Cards

State Blood Transfusion Council issues guidelines for supervising and monitoring system of blood transfusion services against blood donor credit cards and free for indoor issues.
Fair Price Diagnostic Centres – Free Services to the Poor

Operation and Management (O&M) of Fair Price Diagnostic and Dialysis Services through Public Private Partnership (PPP) – utilization of concession fee for free services to the poor.
Health Certificate for Pilgrims of Holy Amarnathji Yatra, 2015

MSVP of all Medical Colleges and Superintendents of all District and Sub Division Hospitals are authorized to issue Compulsory Health Certificate to pilgrims for holy Amamathji Yatra, 2015.
State Level Task Force for Kala Azar in West Bengal

State Level Task Force will function as the Apex policy making committee. It will provide overall guidance towards elimination of Kala-azar from the State of West Bengal by 2015.
Mandatory Prescription of Combination Drugs in Generic Names

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.
Departmental Promotion in West Bengal Medical Education Service, 2015

Principal/ Director of the Institution need to verify and authenticate the filled in proforma from the Service Book and original mark sheets as submitted by candidate in triplicate.
KALA AZAR is declared as Notifiable Disease in West Bengal

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.
National Florence Nightingale Nurses Award, 2015

Names of the nominees along with their resume and documentary proofs in support of claim for National Florence Nightingale Nurses Award should reach to the office by 16.02.2015.
West Bengal Medical Education Service (Recruitment to Teaching Posts) Rules, 2010

Demonstrators and Resident Medical Officer-cum-Clinical Tutors, Assistant Professors, Associate Professors and Professors under the cadre of the West Bengal Medical Education Service.
Additional Transport Allowance for RSBY Beneficiaries

The eligible RSBY smart cardholders will be entitled to receive Rs 600 as transport allowance at the time of discharge from all Medical College hospitals & teaching hospitals in the State.
Two Year Course on “Diploma in Family Medicine” by Health Dte.

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.
Revised Operational Strategy for Oral Iron for Pregnant Women

Under the National Iron + Initiative, iron and folic acid supplementation is being given across life stages including pregnant, lactating women and adolescent girls at health facilities and during outreach activities.
Operational Guidelines for Dialysis Units under Fair Price

Operational Guidelines for Dialysis Units under Fair Price Diagnostic Centre prepared by PPP Cell in consultation with Prof. Rajendra Pandey, HoD, Nephrology, IPGME&R, Kolkata.
Campaign regarding Withdrawal of User Charges at Hospitals

Paying beds and cabins have now been converted into free beds. Superintendent of hospitals should allot these free beds for maternity, paediatrics and other IPD services to ease out congestion.

West Bengal Government Circulars

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