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KMC to host meet on community health

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October 21, 2011

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Manipal, October 20: The Department of Community Medicine at Kasturba Medical College will host the 23rd annual conference of Karnataka Association of Community Health on October 21 and 22, at Fortune Inn Valley View.

Speaking to media persons, Department of Community Medicine Head Dr Veena Kamath informed that the theme of the conference is “Infectious diseases: current scenario, future perspectives and challenges for public health”. The theme for the CME is “Current issues in infectious disease epidemiology”. As many as 300 delegates are expected to take part.

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Delhi, Professor Dr A K Agarwal will be the chief guest on the occasion, she added.

Kamath said there will be a full schedule of contributed papers, invited lectures, symposia and posters covering a wide variety of topics related to infectious diseases on the occasion, she added.

The speakers for the first symposium on “Emerging infectious diseases: A public health concern,” are Dr Soumya Swaminathan, from National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai; Dr R C Dhiman from National Institute of Malaria Research; Dr Ravikumar, senior regional director, MOHFW, she informed.

“Atimicrobial resistance - Time for action now” is the theme for the second symposium and the speakers are Dr Ranganathan Iyer from Global Hospitals, Hyderabad; Dr R S P Rao from Ras Al Khaimah, UAE and Dr Dilip Mathai Professor from CMC Vellore.

The third symposium, “Infectious diseases: Current scenario and future perspectives” will have Dr N Girish from NIMHANS; Dr Pawan Murthy from WHO, Dr Ramachandra Bairy, DHO Udupi district and Dr H R Raveendra, India TB Program, PATH.

The fourth symposium is about “Alcohol and public health”.

The speakers are Dr Vivek Benegal and Dr N Girish from NIMHANS, Bangalore, Dr Samir Praharaj from KMC Manipal, Dr Krishnamurthy and Dr Leonard M from Manipal University.

Veena Kamath informed that the department has taken up maternal and child health care programmes in the areas like Padubidri, Kaup, Katpadi, Alevoor, Malpe and Udyavara.

Besides health services catering to the needs of as many as 50,000 people are offered covered by insurance scheme which is free of premium. School health programmes are conducted in association with government programmes. The department has offered health check ups to the students of as many as 12 schools in the time span of 2 months, she said.

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K S Upadhaya
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Sunday, 29 Oct 2017

Community Medicine is a branch which deals with community health problems. But most community medicine experts have only theoritical knowdlge and no first hand practical exposure They are all arm chair people

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March 2,2020

Mangaluru/Mysuru, Mar 2:Unseasonal rain that lashed several parts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Mysuru districts on Monday brought big relief from scorching heat experienced since last one week.

According to official sources here, the Port city received rain for more than two hours since 0500 hrs. Mangaluru, Thokkottu, Ullal, Kavoor, Bondel, Bejai and other areas surrounding Mangaluru experienced rainfall.

Power supply was disrupted following rainfall. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted 'generally cloudy sky' for Mangaluru on Monday.

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May 26,2020

Bengaluru, May 26: Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa has been urged to cancel the proposed SSLC examinations in Karnataka and allow “mass-pass” for every student in the wake of covid-19 crisis. A group of intellectuals and educationists have put forth this demand.

In the letter released by educationist VP Niranjan Aradhya, said that they were listing the scientific reasons to the CM for cancellation of exams which are slated to be held from June 25 to July 4th.

In the letter, the intellectuals have elucidated a number of reasons for cancelling the upcoming exams. “There are close to 8.5 lakh students and 2.5 lakh staff involved. If we include parents who would drop their kids at the exam centre, around 30 lakh people will be involved in the process, making it a risky affair. Though the government has said that it will separate the students with fever or other ailments, will students admit to having fever? What if they consume paracetamol and come to write exams?” asks the letter. 

Added to this, the question papers have to be sent from the district and taluk centres and there may be chances of transmission.

“Even if we conduct exams, then what about the students who have failed? Every year, around 2.5 lakh students fail in the exam. Will the government conduct the supplementary exams again? The whole process of conducting exams comes at a huge cost of Rs 20 cr to Rs 25 crore. Hence, we are suggesting that the government cancels the exams and pass the entire group of student en masse,” said the letter.

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August 1,2020

Gadag, Aug 1: A woman in Gadag district of Karnataka mortgaged her 'mangalsutra' to buy a television set for her children following the Karnataka government's decision to continue the classes through TV amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

A resident of Radder Naganur village, Kasturi, who is also a mother of two, purchased a television set against her 'mangalsutra' for Rs 14,000. She bought the TV after her children's school teachers asked them to attend classes via the television set.

Kasturi said, "I can not send the children to the neighbours' house every day and it was necessary for them to study. We had no other option but to buy a TV set."

She said, "Both, my husband and I are daily wage workers and during coronavirus, we do not have work or money."

"I sold my 'mangalsutra' for Rs 20,000 and bought a TV for Rs 14,000," said Kasturi while happily adding, "Now, my kids can study at home itself."

Kasturi's daughter, Surekha said, "We did not have the TV for several months but now when we have it, we will study and get a bigger 'mangalsutra' for my mother."

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