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India needs public health experts: WHO official Chandigarh, July 26 Dr Samlee is here to inaugurate Masters of Public Health Course (MPH) at the PGI School of Public Health. He will also address directors of public health institutions of India who are participating in the second meeting of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Partnership for Schools of Public Health tomorrow. India is a country of over one billion population but only one institute at Kolkata is imparting education in MPH, commented Dr Samlee. However, work in this field is gaining momentum as Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, family and health welfare minister, is keen to improve the situation. In the developed countries, the medicos try to find the origin of diseases while here in India they do not get time from coping with the diseases, added Dr Samlee. Commenting on the shortage of public health experts in the region, Dr Samlee said the first aim of the government should be to create faculty who could train the people. To improve the situation along with doctors and paramedic staff, public health experts were needed in the field to carry out research and other activities. India is producing hardly 400 experts in the public health every year while the requirement is more than 1,200, added the WHO official. The availability of curriculum was another area which needed attention as majority of developing nations did not have a curriculum to teach the students, informed Dr Samlee.
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Comedian makes patients smile Mohali, July 26 ‘Sahayak’ is a support group for patients created by the hospital. The meeting was both informative and fun-filled. Dr K.P. Singh, senior consultant, endocrinology; Dr P.K. Prashar, senior consultant, nephrology and Sonia Gandhi, senior clinical nutritionist, interacted with the patients. This was followed by a session with well-known comedian Rana Ranveer and Sukhi, an RJ with a popular radio station. Ranveer made the audience forget their worries with his rib-tickling sense of humor. "The easiest way to make our lives happier is to laugh a lot," Ranveer said. “Most problems will stay away from you if you are happy and cheerful,” he advised. Sukhi also conducted a chat show with the patients, which was
aired live on the radio station. Earlier, Dr Singh gave a presentation on diabetes. “Diabetes is a fast-growing disease. Every year, more cases of diabetes at a younger age are being reported. In another 10 years, India will have
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St Stephen’s hand crushing defeat to Saupins
Chandigarh, July 26 Saupins players seemed totally lost during the whole match St Stephens’ forwards dominated the proceedings. Waris, who scored two goals during the match, opened the account in the fifth minute. The second goal came in the 11th minute of the game through Uma Bonta. Sartaj extended the lead to 3-0 in the 17th minute through his solo attempt. The Saupins team virtually gave up after conceding the fourth goal, scored by Waris, in the 23rd minute. It was Jasveer Singh, who sealed the 5-0 victory for the team in the 45th minute. In the other match of the day between St Xavier’s, Sector 44, and St. Kabir, Sector 26, the latter got walkover as St Xaviers’ team did not show up.
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GMSSS-19 qualifies for girls’ Nehru hockey Chandigarh, July 26 Displaying good skills, Pooja played the key role in the win by netting two goals. The other scorer for the winning team was Anjali, who scored one goal. For GMSSS-44, Monika was the lone scorer with one goal. In boys’ u-17 category, Shivalik Public School, Sector 41, thrashed GMSSS-44 2-0 in a pool match. Aman Pal and Amandeep of Shivalik Public netted one goal each in the match. GMSSS-35 got walkover as their rivals did not turn up at the venue. |
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St Anne’s defeated by 55 runs Chandigarh, July 26 GNPS elected to bat first after winning the toss and scored 111 for 3 in the allotted 20 overs. Arpit made 42 runs. He was supported well by Simranjit, who scored 35. For St Anne’s, Apoorva took one wicket for 10 runs. Chasing the target, St. Anne’s were all out for a paltry 56 in 13 overs. Arpit claimed 3 wickets for 12 runs whereas Arjit struck 2 for 9 to guide their team to victory. |
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Mohali cricket trials today
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Zirakpur SHO transferred Mohali, July 26 SSP R.S. Khatra said G.P. Singh was transferred as his place of posting was the same as his residence and this was against the rules laid down by the DG Punjab. Moreover, although Singh lived with his family in Zirakpur, he showed his residence to be in Chandigarh, Khatra said.
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