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August 21, 2001, Chandigarh, India
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Over 49 lakh spent on poor patients: PGI Chandigarh, August 20 A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) tabled recently in Parliament had said AIIMS, New Delhi, had not been able to use a substantial part of the resources it received under the NIAF. Till March 2000, AIIMS had spent only Rs 4.85 lakh of Rs 10 lakh it received in 1997. The money is provided under NIAF to about 25 hospitals identified for the purpose and AIIMS, New Delhi, and the PGI, Chandigarh, are two of these. The funds are replenished as and when they get exhausted after the proceedings are internally and externally audited. Meant for poor patients suffering from diseases which require expensive treatment and costly medicines, the funds are disbursed by the MS office after recommendation of the head of the
department. According to Dr Gupta, the PGI had received amounts under the NIAF for five times and was in the process of asking for more funds under the scheme. The list of the approved diseases and treatment covered under the NIAF programme is extensive and includes pacemakers, disposables for interventional procedures, besides other expensive surgeries for cardiology and cardiac surgery, radiation treatment and chemotherapy for cancer patients, dialysis, disposables and stents for endoscopic surgical procedures in urology and gastroenterology and renal and hepatee transplantation. The list also includes patients requiring artificial prosthesis and implants for total hip and knee replacement, besides other complicated orthopaedic problems, thallesaemia treatment , intraocular lens transplants, investigations including ultrasound, doppler, radioneuleotide scans, CT scan, mammography, MRI, EEG, ECG, immunosuppressive drugs, anti-TB drugs, blood and blood product and plasma for patients of burns and other expensive drugs. |
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PGI’s purchase panel
meeting on Sept 3 Chandigarh, August 20 Sources said the committee, which would meet under the chairmanship of the PGI Director, Dr S.K. Sharma, would take final decision regarding the purchase of costly equipment for the Advanced Paediatric Centre, the Advanced Eye Centre and the Advanced Cardiac Centre. A decision regarding purchase of equipment for other departments too would be taken at the meeting. As per rules the committee can decide on purchase of items, each costing Rs 5 lakh. It may be mentioned here that the SPC had met earlier in March this year. In this meeting the decision regarding establishment of new cath lab for the Cardiology Department and purchase of two CT scan machines for the Radiology Department were taken. The equipment which is likely to arrive in the PGI in the near future includes state-of-the-art multi-slice spiral CT scan and a standard CT scan machine. The ensuing meeting is likely to be attended by Mr Vijay Singh, Joint Secretary (Finance), Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Mr Puranjeet Singh, UT Chief Engineer, Prof S.B.S. Maan, Director-Principal, GMCH, Sector 32, Dr Vimla Issac from Chennai, Dr Ketan Desai, President, Medical Council of India, a representative of the Directorate-General, Civil Supplies, Union Government, besides other officials of the Medical Superintendent Office of the PGI. |
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‘German measles
is untreatable’ Chandigarh, August 20 Organised today for the benefit of students of the Government College of Girls, Sector 11, the awareness seminar on this “mild but dreaded disease” was aimed to inform the young audience, comprising college students, that prevention was the only cure for rubella. “Like AIDS, rubella is untreatable,” speakers warned the future mothers. Recounting the story of Raju, through a written message by his mother, Dr Joginder Singh told the audience about the congenital rubella syndrome which had retarded his mental and physical growth: “Had I received timely immunisation against rubella, Raju could have grown into a healthy young man. Perhaps an engineer a cricketer an entrepreneur or a computer professional. Who knows! But Raju will always remain my baby. Do not let this happen to your child,” implored the mother through her appeal. Dr Joginder Singh, a psychologist by profession, also told the students that awareness about the disease was a step closer to its prevention. “Rubella can affect anyone. However, when it strikes a pregnant woman, it could be the most serious. Not for her, but the child she is carrying inside her womb,” she said. Addressing the students, Dr G.K. Bedi, Chairperson of the club of Chandigarh Midtown, said whereas most, children were immunised against the disease through the vaccine, MMR, its efficacy last for only 15 years. By the time a girl gets married, she may not have immunisation against the disease. She, said, “A single dose of vaccine taken at the right time again is effective for the entire reproductive period of an average married woman and can prevent the catastrophe that even a mild attack of the disease can bring about. According to Dr Bedi, the baby of an infected mother could be physically deformed or blind and even mentally retarded. “Rubella is the cause of 21 per cent of birth defects in India. During pregnancy, the rubella virus reaches the foetus and interferes in its growth and development. Depending on the stage of pregnancy this may even result in an abortion,” informed Dr Bedi The GCG Principal, Mrs Vijya Laxmi, also asked the students and other members of the audience to participate in the awareness drive about the dreaded disease. |
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Nursing
homes flouting waste norms: CPCC Chandigarh, August 20 Sources said the instructions were issued after the committee found that these nursing homes had been dumping plastic waste along with the hospital waste flouting the hazardous waste norms. The committee conducted the inspection today after receiving a complaint from the PGI authorities. In this regard, it may be mentioned that the nursing homes of Chandigarh had recently entered into an agreement with the
PGI for incineration of their biomedical waste after crackdown from the CPCC. The nursing homes had also entered into an agreement with a Delhi-based waste disposal company for the transportation of the biomedical waste from the nursing homes to the PGI. |
Khardungla team back in
city Chandigarh, August 20 A statement issued here added that the expedition had been flagged off from Chandigarh by the Governor of Punjab, Lt Gen J F R Jacob (Retd), on August 10. All 85 motorcyclists and 15 officials reached Khardungla top on August 15. Brig J S Verma of 14 Corps was the chief guest on the flag hoisting ceremony, where the temperature was minus 4 degrees celsius, with a light snowfall and breeze. This expedition is stated to be the largest group of motorcyclists ever to reach Khardungla. The expedition was also welcomed enroute by the Nehru Yuva Kendra at Bilaspur, Mandi, Kulu and Keylong. |
Inter-KV football meet
opens Chandimandir, August 20 As many as 200 players representing 12 KVs of Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab will play 15 matches during the three-day
tournament. The Principal, Ms Bushra Ahuja, welcomed the chief guest and highlighted the commitment of KVS to promote physical fitness among students by providing them with opportunities to participate in various sports every year. The students of the host school presented a welcome song and a group song. The chief guest stressed upon the importance of discipline and sportsmanship and hoped that such tournaments would tap the potential of prospective players for the Olympics so that India's position was enhanced at the international level. The inaugural match was played between KV No 2( Ambala Cantt) and KV No 1 (Jalandhar). Results: KV No 1 Jalandhar b KV No 2 Ambala 2-1; KV No 2 Halwara b KV Kapurthala 1-0 and KV RCF Hussainpura b KV No 1 Bathinda 5-0. K.V. No. 1 Jalandhar b K.V. Sabathu 4-1; K.V. RCS Hussainpur b K.V. No. 1 Bathinda 5-0; and K.V. No. 1 Chandimandir b K.V. No. 1 Ferozepore 4-0. |
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Corruption
in athletics body alleged SAS Nagar, August 20 Due to an alleged anarchical style of functioning adopted by the president and the secretary of the association for the past several years, the state had not been able to achieve anything at the national or international level in sports. The issue had been brought to the notice of the Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, and the Union Minister, Mr S.S. Dhindsa but to no avail, said Mr Beer Devinder Singh, vice-president of the association, who had recently been suspended from the association. He said no incentive was being offered to sportsmen representing the state at the national level. They were not being provided requisite facilities such as proper diet, train fare and kits, at the training camps. Mr Kanawaljeet Singh Brar, who represented the state in the Asian Games, said sports certificates were being issued to ineligible persons. These certificates were required at the time of getting admission in various professional colleges in the state. Mr Singh said despite protest by a number of members, the president and the secretary had unanimously elected office-bearers of the association at a meeting held at Wadhala village in Jalandhar. Of the total 37 members of the association, at least 18 had protested against the president and the secretary, claimed Mr Singh. When some members decided to hold a meeting at Ropar today, a stay order on holding of the meeting was got from a court. The Joint Director (Sports) Punjabi University, who was also present on the occasion, said the government should come forward to solve the crisis in the association and make an honest effort to bring Punjab at the top in sports, both at the national and international levels. |
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Negi, Saroj clinch carrom
titles Chandigarh, August 20 The sub-junior girls, title went in favour of Pallavi Piplani of Mount Carmel School, Sector 46, defeated St Stephen’s School, Sector 45, 24-05 and 25-4. Mr SD Sharma, an advocate, gave away the prizes. Mr Mahesh Sekhri, secretary of the Chandigarh Carrom Association, said the 11th Chandigarh State Carrom Championship would be held from October 6 to 11 at St Stephen’s School. Kho-kho meet Eight school teams from the Chandigarh cluster participated in the three-day meet. The selected teams will now participate in the regional-level kho-kho tournament to be held at KV, Barnala. Cricket tournament |
Standoff over venue delays
meeting Panchkula, August 20 The ADC, Mr S.K. Goyal, sent a message to the members to come to his room for the meeting while the Chairperson, Ms Shimla Devi, and other eight members insisted that the ADC shall come to the room of the Zila Parishad for the meeting. The meeting was scheduled to start at 11 a.m. but the drama continued till about noon after which the ADC left for another meeting at Mansa Devi. Members of the parishad, resentful of the attitude of the ADC, said the Chairperson of the Zila Parishad was higher in authority than the ADC and, hence, the ADC should have come to Zila Parishad room. “While the chairperson presides over the meeting, the ADC takes care of the proceedings of the meeting and has no other role to play,’’ they stated after the meeting. Sources said that later at the meeting, the members recorded their dissent and asked for a clarification from the ADC in this regard. Meanwhile, clarifying his stand, Mr Goyal said that there was no dispute over the venue of the meeting.``I had a meeting scheduled at Mansa Devi and had to leave since a number of officials were waiting for me there,’’ he stated. He said that the next meeting of the parishad would neither be held in his room nor in the room allotted to the Zila Parishad. Instead, it would be held in the committee room. All members, barring the vice- president, Mr Sohan Lal, were present at the meeting, the members, in a letter addressed to the Chief Minister, have urged that the discrimination with regard to tubewell charges in the district must be done away with. |
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Special
meters to check power losses Chandigarh, August 20 Each operation’s subdivision will be allotted on alpha-numeric code. Each consumer covered by the feeder will also be given a computer code. Supply to his or her premises will be monitored. The system will tell if there were any line losses and to what extent. The system will also indicate the size of the power cables was adequate or not. Through an optic fibre cable the energy meters will be connected to a master computer operated by the National Informatics Centre or the Regional Computer Centre (RCC). The data will be fed into a computer system and would be preserved in a master file. |
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