Port Blair, Dec 10: Under Reproductive Child Health (RCH- II) Programme, Directorate of Health Services in association with the UT Health Mission of A & N Islands has organized “VILLAGE HEALTH NUTRITION DAY camp” on 8th December2012 at Valluvar Nagar, Community hall, Bambooflat, S.Andaman. Altogether 140 participants attended the Programme and availed the services provided in the camp on Antenatal Care, Immunization, Nutritional Supplements and needy patients referred to concerned specialist at G.B.Pant Hospital for further management. The Health team consisted Dr. P.Lal Medical Officer, G.B.Pant Hospital, Port Blair, Health Educators , CHO and other Para medical staffs conducted the camp. Hemoglobin estimation test was done on the spot for children and antenatal mothers. Iron folic acid syrup and other micronutrients distributed in the camp free of cost to the anemic Patients and antenatal mothers.

Dr. P. Lal, Medical Officer , GB Pant Hospital Port Blair spokes in detail about mother & child health care, Immunization, nutrition for mothers during pregnancy, routine checkup of mothers during pregnancy. He also given information about various Govt. schemes like Janani Suraksha Yojana , Planned Family Scheme, Janani Sishu Suraksha Karikaram and Various incentives given under family welfare Programme for mothers and girl child of BPL and Non BPL categories. Further he informed the objectives of the programme and highlighted the services provided to the general public in the remotest villages at door step by the Health Department.

The Health Officials informed the gathering about what are the services will provide in this camp and who are the beneficiaries, and informed the objectives of the programme. Given health talk on the nutritional requirement in our daily diet to remain healthy and free from diseases , Personal Hygiene, Environmental Sanitation and Planned family Scheme .

123 patients including pregnant women, children, adolescent girls, senior citizen and others were examined and treated by the Doctor on the spot and provided with required medicines and supplementary Nutrient Package Free of cost in the camp. The participants were distributed handbills on nutrition and health care in the camp.

Port Blair, Nov 15: Super Specialists of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Kochi, Kerala will be rendering their services in GB Pant Hospital, Port Blair starting from 19th November to 24th November, 2012 and from 26th November to 30th November, 2012 in the disciplines of Cardiology, Endocrinology and Plastic Surgery. Super-Specialists Dr. Rajesh T, Cardiologist ; Dr. Arun Menon, Endocrinologist and Dr. Mohit Sharma, Plastic Surgeon will be available during these days.

They will examine the patients in Room No. 6 & 17 of OPD, GB Pant Hospital, Port Blair. General Public may register their name with Dr. S.S. Singh, Medical Specialist/Dr. Omkar Singh, Medical Specialist in respect of Cardiac & Endocrino cases and with Dr. Sukumar Saha, General Surgeon/Dr. Saji Varghese, Surgical Specialist in respect of Plastic Surgery cases in their respective OPD of GBPH, Port Blair.

Port Blair, Nov 08: The Lt Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM has ordered the SDM, South Andaman, Mr. Yogesh Pratap to conduct a probe into the sudden felling of MS pipe in the first floor of G. B. Pant Hospital resulting into serious injuries to few persons. On November 5th 2012, in an unfortunate incident two persons leaning by the railing of the hospital fell to the ground suddenly when the railing collapsed resulting in serious injuries to them. The SDM (SA) will fix the responsibility and suggest remedial action to avoid such accidents within a week’s time.

Port Blair, Nov 01: The Andaman and Nicobar Administration has imposed blanket from today on sale, storage, distribution and manufacture gutkha, panmasala and allied products containing tobacco and nicotine as ingredients by whatsoever name available in the market.

“The prohibition will be effected under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Rules and Regulation 2011 from Nov. 1, 2012 onwards,” an official caution of A & N Administration recently.

Different teams have already been set up to check sale, storage, distribution and manufacture gutkha, panmasala and allied products containing tobacco and nicotine in these Islands by the Union Territory.

Meanwhile, to spreads awareness students of Mahatama Gandhi International School today organized Anti-Gutkha Campaign at Port Blair, the capital city of A & N Islands.

Mr. Rakesh Bali, the Secretary of Port Blair Municipal Council inaugurated the Gutkha Campaign by tying a red- ribbon in the tree of Pledges.

The Secretary appreciated children for being part of Anti-Drug Campaign to kick out Gutkha, Drugs, Cigarettes, Tambakku from these Islands.

Students also made a human chain to express their solidarity towards the campaign.

A Thank You March with banners and placards, by the students and staffs of MGIS was also conducted at Aberdeen Bazar. Thank you cards were also distributed to the shopkeepers for not selling Guthka and anti elements to the students and their friends.

Port Blair, Oct 29: As Samaritans, the Indian Coast Guard Station Hut Bay, under the aegis of Coast Guard Regional Headquarters (Andaman & Nicobar), conducted a medical camp at the Sub Centre of Farm Tekrey, Hut Bay on 27 Oct 12. The camp consisted of the medical team of Indian Coast Guard Station Hut Bay led by Surg Lt Kishore Kumar, Medical Officer ICGS Hut Bay. The camp was inaugurated by the UP Pramukh Little Andaman Mr Joga Rao in presence of Commandant D Singh, Station Commander, Indian Coast Guard Station Hut Bay and Dr Helen, CMO PHC Hut Bay.

The camp is a part of the philanthropist drive undertaken by the unit to provide an opportunity to the islanders residing in the far flung areas across the Islands with quality treatment and free of cost medication. The camp targeted the school going children as they are most vulnerable to any disease. A general Heath checkup including screening and treatment of common ailments viz respiratory and nutritional deficiency was undertaken for the school going children. Thereafter, medicines were also distributed to the children. Approximately 200 Islanders availed the opportunity of the camp.

The camp was provided with the whole hearted support from the Primary Health Centre, Hut Bay staff including the Auxiliary Nurse’s Midwife of the Subcentre. The philanthropist measure undertaken by the Coast Guard was highly appreciated by the Islanders.

Port Blair, 25: The dream of the people of the A&N Islands for a Medical College in the Islands will soon become a reality as the Medical Council of India, New Delhi has given its approval for establishment of a Medical College on PPP model. The matter was persistently followed up by the Lt Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM with the Central Govt. including the Union Health Minister. The Central Govt. after consulting the Medical Council of India had earlier issued a notification in September 2011, allowing the Andaman and Nicobar Administration to use the existing government hospital as part of the medical college.

It may be recalled that the A&N Administration as per the recommendation of an Expert Committee and also as suggested in the Detailed Project Report, has decided to establish the Medical College on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode in Doodhline abutting the scenic Corbyns’ Cove beach. It has been decided to utilize the G B Pant Hospital as teaching hospital. The Administration approached the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare/Medical Council of India with two issues, which needed to be resolved. The two important issues were permission to set up Medical College 4 kms apart from the existing hospital (GB Pant Hospital) and permission to set up Medical College in partnership with a ‘not for profit’ private party.

With MCI giving the final approval, the Administration is now taking up the matter on war footing to establish the Medical College at the earliest for the benefit of the local youth who aspire to pursue medical education without having to go to mainland.

Port Blair, Oct 18: Super Specialists of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala will be rendering their services in GB Pant Hospital, Port Blair from 29th October to 3rd November, 2012.

Dr. Kannan, Urologist and Dr. Mahesh, Paediatric Cardiologist will be available during the period.

They will examine the patients in Room No. 8 & 17 of OPD, GBPH, Port Blair. General Public may register their name with Dr. Munnie Singhania, Pediatrician/Dr. Shaheen Kaura, Pediatrician in respect of pediatric cardiac cases and for uro cases with Dr. Sukumar Saha, General Surgeon/Dr. Saji Varghese, Surgical Specialist in their respective OPD of GBPH, Port Blair.