The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : `1,000 vacancies of nurse will be filled soon'

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Tuesday, Jul 12, 2005

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`1,000 vacancies of nurse will be filled soon'

Staff Reporter

Create awareness on population control, says Siddaramaiah Create awareness on population control, says Siddaramaiah

BANGALORE: The Deputy Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, said here on Monday that the 1,000 vacancies of nurses in medical services in the State will be filled shortly.

There is a dearth of nurses in around 1,500 of the 1,800 primary health care centres (PHCs) in the State.

The Government also proposes to issue no-objection certificates to nurses who wish to work abroad, the Deputy Chief Minister said.

"There is great demand for paramedical staff from India in the U.S. and the Gulf," he said.

Mr. Siddaramaiah was speaking at the World Population Day function organised by the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare here.

Upgrading

Mr. Siddaramaiah said the Government had made substantial allocation in the budget for upgrading medical facilities, and as part of these efforts several posts of doctor had been filled.

He directed the Principal Secretary (Health and Family Welfare) to forward a proposal to the Finance Department to initiate immediate recruitment of medical staff wherever necessary.

Mr. Siddaramaiah promised that more financial aid will be given to the Health and Family Welfare Department to devise innovative programmes to instil a positive attitude towards population control.

"The rampant use of ultrasound scanning in clinics and hospitals has resulted in several cases of female foeticide. Thus, mere technological advancement could be a bane to society. Overall economic development can be achieved only if more funds are allocated for development and steps are taken to check population growth," he said.

"There is a need to create awareness on population control in a developing nation like ours," Mr. Siddaramaiah said.

Stringent measures

He said that China adopted the one-child norm several years ago. The Government there has taken stringent measures to check population growth, including denying government benefits to families with a second child.

"The birth of Gasper in Yugoslavia on July 11, 1987 marked the population of the world crossing five hundred crore. Thus, every year on this day the World Population Day is observed to discuss the detrimental effects of population explosion and solutions needed to combat it," the Project Director, Reproductive and Child Health, M.G. Prasad, said.

N. Cheluvarayaswamy, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, said vacancies of paramedical staff in PHCs are being filled.

P. Thangaraj, Principal Secretary (Health and Family Welfare) was present.

Population Day run

The World Population Day event was marked by a run organised by the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services.

It was flagged off by Mr. Cheluvarayaswamy.

Around 500 people, including students from nursing colleges and Health Department officials, took part in the run.

It started from the Government Science College and culminated at Ravindra Kalaskhetra. The other guests who were present during the run were Bhagirathi Marulasiddana Gowda, Minister for Women and Children Development, the Bangalore Mayor, R. Narayanaswamy, and the Kannada actor, Shivaraj Kumar.

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