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Kerala's Health Department plans enhanced snakebite prevention, focusing on faster treatment via a hub-and-spoke system, community awareness, and increased antivenom availability.
A four-year-old girl is in critical condition in the UK after a cobra bite while playing. The incident occurred in a courtyard, and the child is receiving treatment at a medical college.
A dead snake found in jeera soda at a Kerala eatery led to the shutdown of the 'Relax' manufacturing unit due to unhygienic conditions.
In snakebite emergencies, dial 108 for ambulance transport to hospitals with antivenom, ensuring prompt, monitored first aid and crucial treatment.
If the patient has recently bathed or swam in a pond or similar water body, this information must also be shared with the doctor, informed Palakkad District Medical Officer Dr T V Rosh.
Medisep healthcare scheme has rejected approximately 1.25 lakh claims worth ₹100 crore, with many approved claims only sanctioning negligible amounts, misleading the government on its approval rates.
However, the order permits the modification of various checklists based on the concerned specialties
Many schemes show critically low utilisation, including the School Health and Wellness Programme (5.16%), communicable disease control (27.39%), and modernisation of drug stores (0%), with some allocations like blood banks and patient-friendly initiatives seeing no funds released.
Families of the deceased are raising concerns about lack of communication and confusion during the fire incident
Kaduthuruthy is facing a severe African snail outbreak, impacting daily life and agriculture in Kapikkad and Neelimala.
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