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Holi – Embracing the Colors of Life

Kamlesh Patel Holi – a festival that brings vibrancy, joy, hope, aspiration, togetherness, generosity and a chance for change and transformation. This eclectic gamut has made us refer to it as the ‘Festival of Love’ or the ‘Festival of Colors’ or the ‘Festival of Spring’. Do you know how the festival of Holi originated? According to ancient Indian scriptures, it ...

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AEML and Mohan Foundation join hands to create awareness about organ donation

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MARCH 15, 2022 Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd (AEML), together with the Adani Foundation and the MOHAN Foundation, has launched ‘Jeevan Amrut – The Sweetest Gift of Life’, a program to create widespread awareness about the importance of organ donation. The ‘Jeevan Amrut’ awareness program encourages people to pledge to donate their organs to save others’ lives. Compared ...

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JSW installs state-of-the-art oxygen plant at Jagatsinghpur DHH

TBB BUREAU JAGATSINGHPUR, MARCH 10, 2022 Country’s leading steel makerJSW Steel contributed an advanced oxygen plant and machinery to adequately cover the needs of people at Jagatsinghpur.  The Oxygen Plant has been installed at the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) amid the third wave of Covid-19 outbreak. “At JSW we believe in inclusive industrialization and we are consistently taking people along ...

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Time-tested Ayurvedic medicine NEERI-KFT can heal ailing kidney

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 10, 2022 As World Kidney Day 2022 was observed across the globe on the second Thursday of March with the theme ‘Kidney Health for All’, experts said that time-tested Ayurvedic herbs like ‘Punarnava’, ‘Gokhuru’ and ‘Varuna’ can be saviour for patients with chronic kidney disease, which has seen a rise due to various reasons. Vouching for ...

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Raising awareness to avoid blindness caused due to Glaucoma

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 9, 2022 City-based L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) every year observes the World Glaucoma Week (March 6-12) to bring public focus on this eye disease that can affect both adults and children. Glaucoma is an eye problem associated with increase in the eye pressure, and is characterized by damage to the optic nerve leading to ...

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Rheumatology special clinic started at AIIMS Bhubaneswar

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 7, 2022 With an aim to provide specialized care for people suffering from Arthritis and various immunological disorders like SLE, Scleroderma etc, a Rheumatology special clinic has been started under the Department of General Medicine at AIIMS Bhubaneswar. The clinic which started functioning from Friday, will run by a team of doctors headed by Dr Anupam ...

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MDA round begins in 7 districts of Odisha from Monday

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 7, 2022 The Health and Family Welfare Department of the Odisha Government in collaboration with Global Health Strategies flagged off the Mass Drug Administration (MDA) rounds in 7 districts of Odisha on Monday with the commitment to leaving no stone unturned in achieving the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis. Trained health workers will visit every household between ...

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Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital conducts free eye check-up for women

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 7, 2022 In commemoration of International Women’s Day, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, one of India’s largest networks of eye hospitals, is conducting free eye check-up camp for women of all age groups across all branches in Odisha till March 31, 2022. For registration, contact 9619320971. The hospital has made special arrangements for screening for certain eye ...

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108 Ambulance service completes nine years in Odisha

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 5, 2022 The 108 Ambulance service completed nine years of its uninterrupted emergency service in Odisha on Saturday. Since the launch of the service in the State in March 2013, 108 Ambulances have ferried and saved more than 75 lakh valuable lives. Patients from both urban as well as rural areas of the State benefited from ...

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Phase-II of MDA programme in seven districts of Odisha from Monday

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 5, 2022 The Department of Health and Family welfare, Government of Odisha, will organize the second phase of the Mass Drug Administration (MDA) programme in a bid for elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) in seven endemic districts of the state, on Monday. The districts in which the programme will be organised include Bargarh, Keonjhar, Kandhamal, Mayurbhanj, ...

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