Deworming tablets for punjab school kids
Chandigarh: Punjab’s Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Vini Mahajan on Monday said nearly 34 lakh school children studying in Government and Government aided schools of the State as well as Anganwadi Centres in the age group of five to 19 years would be given dose of Albendazole tablet on the occasion of De-Worming Day on July 21. Similarly, children aged between five and 10 years, not going to schools but registered with Anganwadi centres, would also be covered under the drive. Girls in the age group of 10-19 years would be provided Albendazole tablets in various Anganwadi centres. Nodal teachers in the school, staff of Anganwadi centres and Health department officials will supervise the drive and ensure that dosage is given only after meals.
Classical Dance Fest from July 23 to 26
Chandigarh: UT Department of Cultural Affairs, in association with Tagore Theatre Society, Sector-18, Chandigarh, will organise a National Classical Dance Festival-2015 from July 23 to 26 at Tagore Theatre at 6:30 pm daily. On the first day, there will be a performance by renowned artist Vani Ganpathi of Bharatnatyam, followed by Kathak performance by Delhi’s Kathak Kendra on July 24, Bharatnatyam performance by Bharatanjali on July 25, and Odissi dance performance by Sujatha Mohapatra on July 26. The passes for the event are available at Sector-18 Tagore Theatre.
Fortis conducts rare cardiac procedures
Mohali: Showcasing yet another case of enhanced medical excellence, the paediatric cardiology team at Fortis Hospital, Mohali, successfully conducted three cardiac procedures on a newborn within the first week of birth. The baby’s mother, while she was at 32 weeks of her pregnancy, was admitted at the hospital with a fetal diagnosis (while the baby was still inside mother’s womb) of congenital complete heart block (a block within electric circuit of the heart where heart rate is too low to sustain survival), critical stenosis of pulmonary valve (one of the heart valves was too tight to allow proper functioning of the heart) and baby’s heart was failing because of these lesions.
Advanced institute for orthopaedics launched
Mohali: Ivy Hospital launched Ivy Advanced Institute of Orthopedics, Spine and Joint Replacement at Mohali. Announcing the opening of the Institute, Ivy Group chairman Gurtej Singh informed that this shall be a centre of excellence offering comprehensive orthopaedic care in the region from non-surgical, joints and non-joints management to advanced surgeries, minimally invasive procedures, corrective skeletal deformities, spine surgeries, sports medicine, rheumatology and physiotherapy.
Voluntary blood donation camp organised
Chandigarh: UT Home-cum-Health Secretary Anurag Agarwal on Monday inaugurated a voluntary blood donation camp organised by PGIMER’s Department of Transfusion Medicine at UT Secretariat. Joint Secretary Transport Amit Talwar, Under Secretary Home Gulshan Girdhar and other senior officials from the UT Administration, Police Department, and CTU contributed in the blood donation camp. Agarwal appreciated the efforts made by the Department and encouraged all the volunteers. Donors donated 140 units of blood.
Power supply to be interrupted
Mohali: Due to urgent maintenance work of 66 KV Mullanpur sub-station and Seonk and all 11 KV feeder running from this, power supply to Nayagaon, Kansal, Mullanpur, Dashmesh Nagar, Ratwara and all villages of Mullanpur sub-division and nearby areas shall be affected partially from 8 am to 9 am on July 22, Wednesday.
Health check-up camp for CGC members
Chandigarh: A comprehensive health check-up camp was organised for the members of Chandigarh Golf Club by Fortis Hospital Mohali wherein over 200 people underwent free tests such as ECG, pulmonary function test, bone densitometry scan, blood pressure and random blood sugar. The camp was aimed at increasing awareness and promoting good health. Besides, there were free consultations by Fortis medical team.