Bangladesh reported 3,122 new dengue cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning, marking the highest number of patients hospitalised in a day due to the vector-borne ailment this year, Dhaka Tribune reported.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur distributed fruits to patients at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital in Himachal's Shimla on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 73rd Birthday on Sunday.
According to an official release from the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, "On the start of Sewa Pakhwada, RML Hospital inaugurated India’s first dedicated OPD for Transgenders today. The inaugural ceremony was led by Dr (Prof) Ajay Shukla, Director, RML Hospital."
The inaugural ceremony was led by Professor Dr Ajay Shukla, Director of RML Hospital, who emphasized the importance of providing equitable healthcare services to the transgender community.
The number of dengue fatalities in Bangladesh has crossed 800 now, Dhaka Tribune reported citing the country's Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has condoled the death of renowned writer and academician Professor CR Omanakuttan at a private hospital in Kochi on Saturday.
Amid the brain-damaging Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala leading to two deaths, Dr Jugal Kishore, a senior doctor at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital, on Saturday answered the queries on the same.
"Dengue has spread massively in Haridwar, the number of dengue patients in the district has reached close to 250. More than two and a half dozen patients are fighting for life and death in hospitals," said District Magistrate (DM) Haridwar, Dhiraj Singh Garbyal.
India’s first transgender OPD will be launched in Ram Manohar Lohiya Hospital and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Science on the occasion of Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi’s birthday on September 17.
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued notices to Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital as well as the state and central government over complaints of non-availability of free-of-cost sex reassignment surgery in government hospitals, an official statement said.