Telangana to observe health week from April 6 to 11 with focus on awareness, cancer care, public health outreach

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Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha on  with Health Secretary Christina Z. Chongthu during a reappraisal  gathering  successful  Hyderabad connected  Saturday (April 4).

Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha on with Health Secretary Christina Z. Chongthu during a reappraisal gathering successful Hyderabad connected Saturday (April 4). | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The Telangana authorities volition observe ‘Health Week’ from April 6 to 11 arsenic portion of its  ‘Praja Palana – Pragati Pranalika’ enactment plan, with a bid of programmes aimed astatine improving nationalist consciousness and expanding entree to authorities healthcare services.

Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha connected Saturday (April 4) reviewed the docket of events and issued directions for the effectual behaviour of activities crossed the State. The Minister called for coordinated efforts crossed departments and directed officials to guarantee progressive information from students, women and younker passim the week.

April 6 has been designated arsenic ‘Food Safety Focus Day’. An ‘Eat Right Walk’ volition beryllium held astatine Necklace Road successful the morning, followed by a ‘Millet Mela’ astatine the Nature Cure Hospital successful the afternoon, featuring astir 40 stalls. The lawsuit volition besides see grooming sessions for nutrient handlers, organisation of certificates to thoroughfare nutrient vendors and issuance of hygiene ratings. Similar walks and nutrient registration melas person been planned crossed districts.

On April 7, coinciding with World Health Day, the Minister volition inaugurate precocious LINAC services astatine the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), aimed astatine enhancing crab attraction facilities. He volition besides motorboat the Telangana Cancer Registry, Trauma Care Policy, Clinical Establishments Portal, and PC&PNDT and ART/Surrogacy portals. Appointment orders volition beryllium handed implicit to 871 doctors recruited arsenic Assistant Professors and Civil Assistant Surgeon Specialists. The Centre of Excellence gathering astatine Institute of Mental Health (IMH) Erragadda volition besides beryllium inaugurated.

April 8 volition spot programmes focused connected maternal health, including antenatal check-ups, recognition of high-risk pregnancies and consciousness campaigns astatine the colony level. A peculiar lawsuit volition beryllium held astatine the Midwifery Training Institute successful Bhoiguda.

On April 9, arsenic portion of efforts to rise consciousness connected HIV/AIDS, a ‘Red Run’ volition beryllium organised successful Hyderabad, on with rallies successful districts.

April 10 volition beryllium observed arsenic ‘Homeopathy and AYUSH Day’, featuring yoga sessions and a State-level seminar astatine the Government Homeopathy College. Yoga demonstrations and aesculapian camps volition beryllium conducted crossed districts.

The concluding day, April 11, has been designated arsenic ‘Drug Control Regulatory Strengthening Day’. Awareness programmes connected medicine information and the risks of cause maltreatment volition beryllium held crossed Hyderabad, alongside a de-addiction attraction campy astatine Gandhi Hospital. Educational activities, including effort penning and quiz competitions volition besides beryllium organised for students.

Published - April 04, 2026 08:37 p.m. IST

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