Free diagnostic services to urban poor in Telangana
By IANS| Published: 23rd January 2021 12:49 am IST
Hyderabad, Jan 22 : In another move to provide free healthcare facilities to poor in urban areas, the Telangana government on Friday launched eight Telangana Diagnostics mini hubs in Greater Hyderabad.
Officials said Telangana Diagnostics is a first-of-its-kind initiative to provide quality diagnostic and imaging services free of cost to the public.
Municipal Administration and Urban Development Mnister K. T. Rama Rao, Health Minister Eatala Rajender, Home Minister Mehmood Ali and other ministers inaugurated the mini hubs at urban primary healthcare centres.
The mini hubs began their operations with pathological services and this will be subsequently expanded to the imaging services.
Updated Jan 17, 2021 | 16:14 IST
The government had identified 4,296 people for Day 1 and around 4,000 turned up at almost 140 sites across Telangana. Most people take Covid vaccination in Telangana, around 4,000 appear | Photo Credit: ANI
Hyderabad: The state started its fight against the continuous march of Covid yesterday with most of the first list of health staff getting vaccinated against Covid.
The government had identified 4,296 people for Day 1 and around 4,000 turned up at almost 140 sites across Telangana. Among the people who were provided the first dose of Covishield vaccine were doctors, nurses, auxiliary nurse midwives and sanitation staff.
11 people recorded mild adverse events after immunisation reactions like pain at the area of the vaccination, giddiness and sweating. Health officials were happy that 92% of them took the shot and that they would attempt to convince those who were afraid.
Healthcare workers again at forefront in fight against Covid
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Hyderabad, Jan 16 : After leading the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic for nearly a year, healthcare workers were once again on the front this time to take vaccine and allay apprehension about its safety and efficacy.
Healthcare workers of public health facilities in Telangana took the first shot on Saturday not just to get protection for themselves but also to send out a message to their colleagues and other frontline workers.
Despite doubts being expressed over the safety of vaccine and apprehensions over the adverse reactions it may trigger, they came forward to take the first shot.
IPM back in the limelight, thanks to vaccine arrival
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Now a COVID testing centre, the facility used to manufacture vaccines until a few years ago
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The older buildings of Institute of Preventive Medicine at Narayanguda. | Photo Credit:
Serish Nanisetti
Now a COVID testing centre, the facility used to manufacture vaccines until a few years ago
It is an abandoned building in Narayanguda with flaking plaster, broken steps, scattered office furniture lying around and strays wandering about. The pediment has ‘1896 Laboratories’ written on it.
“We used to manufacture vaccines here until a few years ago. Now, this is a RT-PCR testing centre for COVID-19 which is functioning from the new block,” says a health official at the rear of the abandoned building known as Institute of Preventive Medicine (IPM).