Drugs selling like ‘hot cakes’ come under scanner
Srinagar: With the footfall of the drug manufacturing companies increasing in the J&K, Drugs and Food Control Organization (DFCO) J&K, while not being able to keep an eye on everything, is now keeping vigil on the medicines that don’t stick in the market so long and are consumed quickly than others raising a feather of […]
A tale of two hospitals: One is overburdened, the other struggling to perform
Srinagar: If one is to see how burdened a doctor can be, or for that matter, a hospital, a visit to Valley’s only maternity care hospital, Lalla Ded Hospital is a must. The hospital, on average performs 45 Lower segment Caesarean section (LSCS) and 33 normal deliveries, with on average only 14 doctors available to […]
Callous: SKIMS maternity care hospital proves a non-performer
Srinagar: The SKIMS maternity care hospital is functioning in shambles, with its up gradation being stalled since 2008, the hospital lacks almost all the basic equipments that are necessary for the functioning of a sensitive maternity care facility. What is more appalling is that the USG machine at the hospital is lying defunct for a […]
