Vaccination in Mumbai: Only on-site registration for HCWs and FLWs irks health experts
FPJ
From now onwards leftover healthcare and frontline workers will have to do on-site registration at the government vaccine centres for the vaccination drive. This comes after the Centre learnt that many of the ineligible beneficiaries were taking vaccine shots. The government has now directed all the states to conduct a registration process at government vaccine centres with the appropriate employment certificates.
However, health experts have not welcomed this move stating it is like giving punishment to them for not taking the vaccine and if someone is taking vaccine being a healthcare or frontline then the hospital is at fault then action should be taken against them.
178 private hospitals & nursing homes get BMC notice for major fire safety violations
MUMBAI: In the 732 hospitals and nursing homes in the city that were found non-compliant with fire safety norms by the audit undertaken by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) after the Bhandara district general hospital fire incident where ten newborns had died, many of the violations were minor and fixed on the spot.
“Many of the violations were very minor, like the exit door was locked or the fire extinguisher expired it needs to be renewed every year and those were corrected immediately after our inspection. Notices were issued where gross violations were found,” said a senior fire officer. “The 178 hospitals-nursing homes where major violations were noticed have been issued notices to put fire safety measures in place within 120 days or face action,” the officer added.