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Medical Voice 5th August 2019

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Dr KK Aggarwal    05 August 2019

PAHO recommends implementation of Maternity Protection Laws to protect breastfeeding mothers in the workplace

(PAHO/WHO): Working mothers should have 18-weeks of maternity leave on full pay, as well as two, 30-minute breastfeeding breaks per day, as per recommendations from the ILO. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recommends that countries in Latin America and the Caribbean implement laws to ensure that working women are given the time and support they need to breastfeed. This includes adequate paid maternity leave and sufficient breastfeeding breaks upon return to work.

The call comes on the occasion of International Breastfeeding Week, commemorated each year on 1-7 August. PAHO’s theme this year is “Protect breastfeeding in the workplace”, which aims to raise awareness of the need to support parents and create an enabling environment where mothers can breastfeed optimally.

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IP fest focusses on pharma, start-ups

The Times of India

Ahmedabad: The third edition of Intellectual Property (IP) Fest 2019, jointly organized by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and IP Promotion Outreach Foundation (IPPO) in Ahmedabad, pushed for greater awareness and engagement towards IP rights in pharma, start-ups and entertainment sector. Speaking about the increasing push for IP Rights (IPR) in India, Sunil Parekh, co-chair, FICCI – Gujarat state council, said, “The national IPR Policy 2016 was a landmark document and it transformed the IP scenario in India. IP helps the industry to a great extent. In fact, foreign direct investments (FDI) come into India when companies are comfortable that their IP is safe.” “Last year, the IP regime witnessed several reforms with Indian courts delivering landmark judgements. In fact, pendency of cases in IP protection have also reduced from one year to a few months. Moreover, in 2018-19, the patent applications examination went up by 42% whereas online filing of patents too went up by 90% in India,” he added. State education minister, Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, who was the chief guest at the inaugural session also emphasized on increased awareness about IP rights, in the context of innovation. “IP is prevalent across all sectors and it promotes and protects the rights of the innovators and creators. In Gujarat, where we have a innovations in agriculture and health sector are taking shape, IP holds key importance,” he said.

Doctor, nurses harassed at Habra hospital

The Times of India

KOLKATA: Police on Thursday arrested three persons for harassing a doctor and nurses in Habra state general hospital. The three, including the patients son and kin, were protesting the death of a 56-year-old, who was being treated in the hospital since Tuesday. According to cops, Laxmi Raha, a resident of Habras Banipur, was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday with complaints of multiple ailments. He was suffering from chronic lung ailment and high fever. Doctors had even recommended a complete dengue test of the victim, the reports of which are still awaited. Cops said Rahas condition started deteriorating late on Wednesday and he suffered a heart attack. After this, Rahas son Mithun, accompanied by several others, barged into the hospital and shoved and pushed the doctor and nurses. Later, cops reached the spot and arrested three people.

West Bengal: Father alleges baby’s thumb snipped; hospital seeks report

The Indian Express-PTI

Father of a two-month-old baby has alleged that the tip of the infant’s thumb had been snipped by a junior doctor during a medical procedure, following which the hospital superintendent sought a report from the facility’s pediatrics department. Situ Sheikh, a resident of Simulia village in Purba Bardhaman district, on Thursday had lodged a written complaint to this effect with the Superintendent of Burdwan Medical College and Hospital (BMCH), Prabir Sengupta. The baby had been admitted to the BMCH with loose motion on Sunday. In his complaint, Situ Sheikh said that when a junior doctor was asked to make the saline channel on Tuesday, he snipped the tip of the baby’s right hand thumb with half of the nail, while cutting the bandage with a scissor.

Mumbai: 7 ventilators at Nair Hospital non-functional

Daily News & Analysis

Seven ventilators in one of the three major civic-run hospitals — BYL Nair Hospital are not working for six months. According to the medical authority, they have started a process to solve the technical glitches related to non-functioning of the ventilators. A recent Right To Information (RTI) filed by the RTI activist Chetan Kothari revealed the number of ventilators not working in the BYL Nair Hospital. Out of the seven non-functional ventilators, five of the ventilators are located in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) ward of the hospital. The RTI reply states that out of the seven ventilators, in five ventilators, O2 sensors are not working. While in others, compressors are not working. RTI activist, Chetan Kothari, said, "Nair Hospital is one of the major civic-run hospitals in the city. Civic hospitals have a lot of queue and patients waiting to get a bed with ventilator support. Even if the number of the nonfunctional ventilator is a handful, it is still a major concern looking at how relatives run from pillar to post to get beds with a ventilator support system to save their patients lives."

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