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SINGAPORE- KARNATAKA COLLABORATION IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHCARE BENEFITS 100,000 MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS ANNUALLY

Posted on November 2, 2019 by City Today News (City today.media)

Bangalore, India, 2 November 2019 Healthcare leaders and specialists across Karnataka and Singapore mark the successful conclusion of a three-year collaboration between the two countries on antenatal and child healthcare in Karnataka at a healthcare symposium today. The three-year capacity building initiative has successfully trained nearly 180 Indian healthcare professionals across the Southern Indian state and as a result, at least 100,000 pregnant mothers and newborns have benefited from better quality healthcare services.

The Enhancing Maternal and Child Health Services (EMCH) Programme is a three-year specialist programme implemented by the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) in partnership with SingHealth and the State Institute of Health and Family Welfare (SIHFW), Government of Karnataka. The EMCH Programme was designed to help augment the government’s efforts to tackle preventable causes of both infant and maternal deaths, with the aim of reducing infant deaths and ensuring safer pregnancies for more women.

Since 2016, A/Prof Tan Hak Koon, SIF Specialist Team Leader and Senior Consultant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SingHealth has led a team of multi- disciplinary healthcare professionals from the Singapore General Hospital to work with their Indian counterparts in government healthcare institutions in 26 districts across Karnataka including Bengaluru, Belgaum, Mysuru, and Shivamogga to reduce the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR). [Please refer to the project factsheet for more information on the project.]

These efforts also contribute towards achieving the larger UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 of Good Health and Well-Being, where the global goal is to bring the MMR to 70 per 100,000 live births and IMR to 12 per 1000 live births. In India, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s has set goals of achieving an MMR of 100 by 2020 and IMR of 28 by 2019. Karnataka’s commitmernt to improving the reproductive and child healthcare systems has helped surpass these goals with an MMR of 70 and IMR of 254 and respectively

“The overall health and well-being of our society is reflected in having a robust healthcare system for pregnant mothers and infants. Through the SIF and EMCH Programme, we have been able to address gaps in the antenatal care and have made improvements in our journey to providing better services and creating a reliable, sustainable healthcare environment for our citizens. We are heartened that the collaborative efforts by our Indian doctors and their Singaporean counterparts continue to reap positive effects in bringing down our MMR and IMR,” said Dr Rajkumar N, Deputy Director (Maternal Health), Department of Health and Family Welfare Government of Karnataka.

Over the three-year EMCH Programme, the doctors, nurses, public health leaders and officials from Karnataka had the opportunity to share their knowledge and experience with their Singaporean peers through a series of training workshops, a symposium and a study visit to Singapore. All parties gained valuable insights and perspectives from the learning exchange. Among the trained pool of healthcare practitioners, 31 Master Trainers were identified and received additional training on how to cascade their knowledge to their peers in the industry.

As part of the programme, a half-day Symposium on Labour Room Management will be held at the Lalit Ashok Hotel in Bangalore today. Organised by SingHealth, the Symposium is expected to draw more than 150 delegates, including clinicians from the field of obstetrics & gynaecology, as well as ministry health officials. Experts from Singapore and Karnataka will share their perspectives on topics in the area of maternal and child health.

Professor Ivy Ng, SingHealth’s Group Chief Executive Officer, said: “SingHealth is privileged to have worked with the SIF and SIHFW, Government of Karnataka on this programme to reduce infant and maternal mortality and morbidity rates in our respective communities. Our multidisciplinary team of obstetricians, neonatologists, midwives and senior nurses has benefited from the sharing, camaraderie and knowledge exchange as they interacted with the healthcare teams in Karnataka.

” SIF’s Executive Director Jean Tan said, “The EMCH Programme brought together the medical communities in Singapore and Karnataka to help raise standards of MCH in Karnataka which has since benefitted 100,000 pregnant mothers and newborns. This impact delivered entirely by a team of volunteers from SingHealth who have given generously of their time and talent and their counterparts in Karnataka – bears testament to SIF’s vision of making friends for a better world.”

The EMCH Programme is yet another collaborative project in India in healthcare-one of the key focus areas of the SIF’s work – and joins the ranks of similar maternity and child health programmes in Tamil Nadu (2009 2013) and (2015 2018). It also marks another milestone in the 24-year friendship between the SIF and India to uplift lives and build enduring friendships between our peoples.

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OYO LIFE emerges as the largest long-term co-living player in India in just one year since launch

Posted on October 31, 2019 by City Today News (City today.media)

*Strengthens national footprint as the fastest-growing co-living company with 700+ buildings, 40,000+ beds
*OYO LIFE is present in 9 cities – Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Pune, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Chennai

Bengaluru, October 31, 2019: OYO LIFE, the country’s fastest-growing, long-term, fully managed housing rental solutions player announced today that it has emerged as the largest player in India. On its first anniversary, OYO LIFE announced that it has strengthened its footprint in the country with 40,000+ live beds and 700+ live buildings across 9 cities – Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Pune, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Kolkata. The company has been successfully revolutionizing the housing and long-term rental offerings with its first-of-its-kind, hassle-free, and technology-driven rental housing product. Targeted at millennials and young professionals, OYO LIFE offers an end-to-end managed, comfortable, high-quality living experience that eliminates the hassles of discovering, accessing and managing everyday housing.

Launched in October 2018, OYO LIFE is currently witnessing about 85-90% occupancy (matured buildings) with 95% of the residents renewing their stay and choosing it as the preferred stay option and is adding 5000-8,000 beds a month. OYO LIFE started its operations in 4 cities – Gurugram, Noida, Bengaluru and Pune with 100+ live buildings, 500+ beds in October 2018. Within a year of its launch, the company has expanded its footprint to 5 more cities – Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata – making it the fastest-growing long-term rental player in India. The company recently confirmed its growing presence in the student housing sector through tie-ups with marquee institutes like IIT Delhi and Plaksha University’s Fellowship program in Gurugram.

Unlike aggregators in the industry, OYO LIFE leases an entire building, transforms it, controls inventory and manages operations end-to-end to offer a superior co-living experience, replete with break-out zones and community gaming and interaction areas. Starting at an affordable price of INR 5,999 per bed, all OYO LIFE buildings are equipped with essential amenities like Wi-Fi connectivity, television, refrigerator, furnishings, AC, regular housekeeping, power backup, CCTV surveillance, and 24/7 caretaking. By doing so, OYO LIFE addresses the supply-demand gap in the long-term rental housing space and eliminates the hassles of heavy deposits, lock-in period, lack of safety infrastructure, unpredictable living conditions, expenses on furnishings, maintenance and unreliable housekeeping.

Talking about its growth and the milestone, Rohit Kapoor, Chief Executive Officer, New Real Estate Businesses, OYO, said, “OYO LIFE was conceptualized based on the feedback and demand from our valued customers and building owners for solving the pain-points associated with long-term rentals including high deposits, lock-in periods, non-transparent payments and lack of amenities. We are ecstatic to see OYO LIFE getting an overwhelming response in India and extremely humbled to achieve this milestone. Technology and design have always been key differentiators for us as well as our focus on building a community of young professionals through our in-house networking and community events. Originally targeted at young professionals and first jobbers, we have been seeing interesting case studies of customers across various stages of life ranging from students, couples, right up to families and senior citizens across diverse income groups, choosing OYO LIFE as their preferred option. Consequently, we expect the co-living market to continue to grow further and we at OYO LIFE are geared to provide over 100,000 beds by 2019-end. This is in line with OYO’s mission of creating quality living spaces and experiences, anywhere, for everyone.”

OYO LIFE accommodation provides essential amenities like Wi-Fi connectivity, television, regular housekeeping, power backup, CCTV surveillance, and 24/7 caretaking. Residents also have access to OYO Support at all times for any escalation and issues, at no additional cost over the monthly rental charges. These living spaces are carefully curated keeping in mind the preferences of the young and ‘always on’ generation, with a focus on comfort and convenience, so that these young creative minds can pursue their passions.

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A landmark year for BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital, Bengaluru as it successfully completes 500 kidney transplants

Posted on October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 by City Today News (City today.media)

*Earlier this year, the hospital had also completed 200 liver transplants, the highest number of liver transplants carried out by a single hospital in the state of Karnataka
*17 ABO Incompatible kidney transplants
*149 deceased donor kidney transplants
*Combined Kidney-Liver (10) & Kidney-Pancreas (09) transplants
*Performed 8 paediatric and 2 swap kidney transplantations

October 30, 2019, Bangalore: BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital continues to display it’s matchless expertise in the field of organ transplantation as it completes another record breaking achievement of concluding 500 kidney transplants. This feat has been achieved in just 9 years. They currently average 7-8kidney transplants a month and are one of the largest kidney transplant centres in the state. The team of doctors are specialized in managing complex cases and have carried out 17 ABO incompatible transplants, a statistic worth noting. The hospital has also handled 149 deceased donor kidney transplants, which is commendable considering that most hospitals predominantly carry out living donor kidney transplants. They have also been credited with the expertise to manage combined kidney-liver (10) & kidney-pancreas (09) transplants. The team has also successfully performed 8 paediatric and 2 swap kidney transplantations.
In 2018, the team of doctors performed 83 transplants, while in 2019 the number stands at 68 thus far, with a first year success rate of over 98%. This is in keeping with international standards. Within the hospital network that covers Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore, the BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital unit in Bangalore is known to have completed the highest number of kidney transplants.
The kidney transplant program is headed by Dr Anil Kumar BT, Transplant Physician& Dr Narendra, Transplant Surgeon.

Commenting on the , Dr Anil Kumar BT, Senior consultant Nephrologist & Transplant Physician at BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital, Bengaluru said, “Though kidney transplantation offers the best possible quality of life for patients with end stage renal disease, the rate of transplants in our country is much lower than in the developed world. The main reasons are decreased awareness, low education levels, lack of clear national policy, low rates of deceased donor donations and the decreasing number of living donor donations. We encourage more family members to come forward for organ donation so that the waiting period for receiving an organ through cadaver donations is reduced.”

Dr Narendra S, Senior Consultant Urologist and Transplant Surgeon, BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital, added “Many unfortunate ESRD patients do not receive an organ in time for the treatment of their condition. Cadaver or deceased donor kidneys can meet this demand. While organizations like Jeevasarthakathe and Mohan Foundation have played a significant role in increasing awareness, there still remains a huge wasted opportunity in organ donation. By continuing to create awareness among public, we can tackle this problem and reduce the burden of ESRD.”
As a pioneer in kidney transplant facilities, the hospital employs a skilled team that undertakes living donor, cadaver, paediatric, swap and ABO incompatible transplant surgeries amongst others. The department of kidney transplantations offers transplant services for primarily End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). While, there is no denying that there are patients from around Karnataka seeking treatment for ESRD, doctors have observed that the overwhelmingly sedentary lifestyle, increasing stress, pollution, higher incidence of diabetes and hypertension amongst the city population are the main factors triggering a rise in kidney diseases in the city of Bangalore.

Dr K Ravindranath, Founder and Chairman, Global Hospitals Group said “I would like to congratulate our team of Doctors, all clinical and non-clinical staff who have contributed to this milestone. This program is part of the larger program on transplants we run successfully across our group hospitals. As pioneers and leaders in this space of transplants for 20 years we have contributed several innovations that have helped patients live longer and healthier lives after transplants.”
The hospital reaches out to patients in the tier 2 cities & rural pockets of Karnataka like Ramanagara & Channapatna through regular medical outreach camps. These help identify patients who otherwise may not have access to the quality of medical care that is required to treat conditions such as ESRD. In these areas, doctors have observed that there is predominance in glomerular diseases, that is, those caused by an infection or a drug that is harmful to kidneys or due to conditions that affect the whole body like diabetes or lupus.

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The TTE told the girl to get off the train immediately, Suddenly, a voice from behind said “I will pay for her”.

Posted on October 31, 2019 by City Today News (City today.media)

Once a TTE (Train Ticket Examiner) who was on duty on a Bangalore bound train from Mumbai caught a girl who was hiding under a seat. She was around 13 or 14 years old.
The TTE asked the girl to produce her ticket. The girl hesitantly replied that she had no ticket.
The TTE told the girl to get off the train immediately.

Suddenly, a voice from behind said “I will pay for her”. That was the voice of Mrs. Usha Bhattacharya, who was a college lecturer by profession. Mrs. Bhattacharya payed for the girl’s ticket and requested her to sit near her.she asked her what her name was.

“Chitra”, the girl replied.
“Where you are going?”
“I have nowhere to go.” the girl said..
“Then come with me.” Mrs. Bhattacharya told her. After reaching Bangalore, Mrs. Bhattacharya handed over the girl to an NGO, to be taken care of. Later Mrs. Bhattacharya shifted to Delhi and the two lost contact with each other.

After around 20 years Mrs. Bhattacharya was invited to San Francisco (USA) to deliver a lecture in a college there.

She was in a restaurant, having a meal. After she finished she asked for the bill , but she was told that bill was already paid for. When she turned back, she saw a woman with her husband smiling at her. Mrs. Bhattacharya asked the couple, “why did you pay my bill? “

The young woman replied, “Ma’m, the bill I paid is extremely little, compared to the fare you paid for me for that train journey from Mumbai to Bangalore .
Tears rolled down from the eyes of both women.

“Oh Chitra… It’s you..!!!” Mrs.Bhattacharya said happily astonished

While hugging each other, the young lady said, “Ma’m my name is not Chitra now. I am Sudha Murty. And this is my husband… Narayan Murty”.

Don’t be astonished. You are reading the true story of Mrs. Sudha Murty, the chairman of Infosys Ltd, and Mr. Narayan Murty, the man who established the multy million Infosys soft ware company.

Yes, the little help you extend to others can change their whole lives!

“Please do not withhold doing good to those in distress esp when it is in your power to do it”.

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ಅರ್ಥವಾಯಿತು ನಾನು ಇರುವೆಗಿಂತ ಸಣ್ಣವನು. ಅಮಾನವೀಯವಾಗಿ ಇರುವೆಯನ್ನು ಕೊಂದ ಪಾಪಿ ಎಂದು.ಛೆ……………

Posted on October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 by City Today News (City today.media)

ಸಂಜೆಯ ವಾಕಿಂಗ್ ಮುಗಿಸಿ
ಪಾರ್ಕಿನ ಹುಲ್ಲಿನ ಮೇಲೆ ವಿಶ್ರಮಿಸಲು ಕುಳಿತಿದ್ದೆ.

ಪಕ್ಕದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಇರುವೆಗಳ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಸಾಲು ಮಿಲಿಟರಿಯ ಶಿಸ್ತಿನಿಂದ ಒಂದರ ಹಿಂದೆ ಒಂದು ಉದ್ದವಾಗಿ ಸಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು.

ಆ ಶಿಸ್ತನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಅಶಿಸ್ತಿನ ನನಗೆ ಸಹಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಇರುವೆಯನ್ನು ಕಿಡ್ ನ್ಯಾಪ್ ಮಾಡಿ ಅಂಗೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು ಕೇಳಿದೆ.
” ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಎಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿರುವಿರಿ.”

ಇರುವೆ,
” ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ನೊಣ ಸತ್ತು ಬಿದ್ದಿದೆ. ಊಟಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಅದನ್ನು ತರಲು ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇವೆ “.

ನನಗೆ ಮೈ ಉರಿದು ಹೋಯಿತು.
” ಎಲ್ಲಾದರೂ Free ಊಟ ಇದ್ದಾಗ ನಾವು ನೂಕುನುಗ್ಗಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಡೆದಾಡಿ ತಿನ್ನುವವರು. ಶಿಸ್ತು ನಮಗೆ ಒಗ್ಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಇದು ಬಹುಶಃ ನನ್ನನ್ನೇ ಹಂಗಿಸುತ್ತಿರಬಹುದು’ ಎಂದು ಭಾವಿಸಿ ಪಟಾರನೆ ಹೊಸಕಿ ಹಾಕಿದೆ.

ಸಮಾಧಾನವಾಗಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಇನ್ನೊಂದನ್ನು ಬಂಧಿಸಿ ಬೇರೆ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ ಕೇಳಿದೆ.
” ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವುದು ಒಂದೇ ಸಣ್ಣ ಸತ್ತ ನೊಣ. ಅಮ್ಮಮ್ಮಾ ಎಂದರೆ ನೂರು ಇರುವೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಊಟವಾಗಬಹುದು. ನೀನು ಯಾಕೆ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾತ್ರ ಕರೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗದೆ ಸಾವಿರಾರು ಒಟ್ಟಾಗಿ ಹೊರಟಿದ್ದೀರಿ. ”

ಇರುವೆ ಹೇಳಿತು.
” ನಮಗೆ ಎಷ್ಟೇ ಆಹಾರ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದರೂ ಸಮನಾಗಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಂಡು ತಿನ್ನುತ್ತೇವೆ. ನಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇದ ಭಾವ ಇಲ್ಲ. ಒಗ್ಗಟ್ಟೇ ನಮ್ಮ ಶಕ್ತಿ.”.

ನನಗ್ಯಾಕೋ ಪಿತ್ತ ನೆತ್ತಿಗೇರಿತು.
ನನ್ನ ಜಾತಿ, ಧರ್ಮ, ಭಾಷೆ,
ಊರು, ಸಂಬಂಧಿಗಳು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ನೆನಪಾದರು. ನನ್ನನ್ನೇ ಮೂದಲಿಸುವಷ್ಟು ಸೊಕ್ಕೆ ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಎಂದು ಸಾಯಿಸಿಬಿಟ್ಟೆ.

ಇನ್ನೊಂದನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡು ಕೇಳಿದೆ.

” ನಿಮ್ಮಲ್ಲೇ ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಗುಂಪು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಬೇರೆಯವರಿಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತಾಗದಂತೆ ನೊಣ ತಿಂದು ಮುಗಿಸಿ ನಿನಗೆ ಮೋಸ ಮಾಡಿದರೆ ಏನು ಮಾಡುವೆ.”.

ಇರುವೆ ಹೇಳಿತು,
” ಅಯ್ಯಾ, ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ ಅರ್ಥವಾಗಲಿಲ್ಲ. ‘ಮೋಸವೆಂದರೆ ಏನು. ?
ನಾವು ಇರುವೆಗಳು.” ಎಂದಿತು,

ಈಗ ನನಗೆ ಕೋಪ ಬರಲಿಲ್ಲ.
” ನಾವು ಇರುವೆಗಳು ” ಎಂಬ ಪದ ನನ್ನ ಹೃದಯವನ್ನೇ ಇರುವೆಯೊಂದು ಕಚ್ಚಿದ ಹಾಗಾಯಿತು.

ಇರುವೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಮೋಸವೇ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಆದರೆ ಮನುಷ್ಯರಾದ ನಮಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತಿರುವುದೇ ಮೋಸ, ಕಪಟ, ವಂಚನೆ.

ಆಗ ಅರ್ಥವಾಯಿತು ನಾನು ಇರುವೆಗಿಂತ ಸಣ್ಣವನು. ಅಮಾನವೀಯವಾಗಿ ಇರುವೆಯನ್ನು ಕೊಂದ ಪಾಪಿ ಎಂದು.
ಛೆ……………

ಅಕ್ಷರ ಜ್ಞಾನ, ಆಧುನಿಕ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯಗಳು,
ಆಡಳಿತ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ, ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಚಿಂತನೆಗಳು
ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ದಾರಿ ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿದವೇ ?
ನಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥ ಎಂಬ ಅಸಹಜ ಭಾವ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದವೇ ?
ಯೋಚನಾ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಬದುಕಿನ ಸ್ವಾಭಾವಿಕ ದಿಕ್ಕನ್ನೇ ಬದಲಿಸಿತೇ ?

ಯೋಚಿಸುತ್ತಾ ಬಿಪಿ ಶುಗರ್ ಚೆಕ್ ಮಾಡಿಸಲು ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಯ ಕಡೆ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಹಾಕಿದೆ……….

ಬಹುಶಃ ಇರುವೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ
ಡಾಕ್ಟರ್, ಲಾಯರ್, ಪೋಲೀಸ್,
ಆಕ್ಟರ್, ಹೋಟೆಲ್‌ ಇಲ್ಲವೆನಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

ನಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ಮತ್ತೆ ಹತ್ತು ಸಾವಿರ ಪೋಲೀಸರನ್ನು ಹೊಸದಾಗಿ ನೇಮಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಆದೇಶ ಹೊರಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಅದೂ ಸಾಕಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.

ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯಗಳು ತುಂಬಿ ತುಳುಕುತ್ತಿವೆ.

ಕಳ್ಳರ ಜಗತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಾವು ನೀವು……

ಛೆ……….

ಪ್ರಬುದ್ಧ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಪ್ರಬುದ್ಧ ಸಮಾಜ.

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