TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 30, 2022 As tobacco companies menacingly lure youth and children to their products through advertisements and entertainment ploys, Health experts and celebrities have urged the government to put an immediate ban on advertisement of tobacco products. On the eve of World No Tobacco Day, they also asked the Centre to ensure that tobacco control law ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, MAY 29, 2022 In its endeavour to promote homemade food with family fun, Swayamsiddha Ladies Club of NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi, in association with the Employees Welfare Association of the Unit, organised a food festival themed on “Go Green to Save Mother Earth” at MECON Community Hall, here on Friday. The foodfest was inaugurated by Shyamli ...

TBB BUREAU KOCHI, MAY 27, 2022 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has got a landmark approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) for conducting pilot clinical trial for a novel bone graft developed jointly by Amrita School of Nanosciences, Amrita School of Medicine and Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi. The project was funded by the Dept. of Sciences and Technology, ...

TBB BUREAU HYDERABAD, MAY 27, 2022 Thousands of people from all walks of life joined the Yoga Utsav at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium here today to mark the 25 days’ countdown to International Day of Yoga (IDY2022). The event was aimed at creating awareness about the various dimensions of Yoga and its ability to enrich human lives. The event was ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 27, 2022 In a bid to provide comprehensive care for the patients with cancer and haematological disorders, the Department of Medical Oncology/Haematology at AIIMS Bhubaneswar has started a dedicated 7 bedded intensive care unit (ICU) for the patients. The facility has been inaugurated by AIIMS Bhubaneswar Director Prof. Mukesh Tripathi. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Tripathi ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 23, 2022 To strengthen the chemotherapy needs of cancer patients in Odisha as well as in neighbouring states, the Medical Oncology division of Medical Oncology/Haematology Department, AIIMS Bhubaneswar started its own dedicated day care services and OPD today. Now, cancer patients seeking opinion from Medical Oncology can register directly in the G Block. This will be ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 11, 2022 Ziqitza Healthcare Limited (ZHL), the operating agency for 108 Ambulance services in Odisha, on Wednesday felicitated 13 meritorious children of its staff members who were top scorers in the Class 10th examinations. The awards were given under the Ziqitza Odisha Scholarship 2022, organized here today. Besides, ZHL also felicitated its ambulance employees for showing ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 25, 2022 World Malaria Day is observed on April 25 every year to bring global attention to efforts to end malaria, encourage action to reduce suffering and death from the disease, and highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention and control. This year, in Odisha, the Bhubaneswar Railway Station was ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, APRIL 25, 2022 Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh unit, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, has kick started a week-long health sensitization campaign for local communities on World Malaria Day. In line with the theme ‘harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives’, the company is reaching out to nearly 12,600 people residing in 28 ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 24, 2022 With the objective of bridging the demand-supply gap in quality primary healthcare services in the State, Odisha-based startup ‘VKareU’ has come up with a mobile app that offers a wide range of healthcare services at people’s doorsteps. Founded by Binod Agarwalla and Radha Agarwal and mentored by noted Oncologist Dr. Sunil Agarwal, ‘VKareU’ will ...