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	India: Recognize Symptoms of Stroke, Provide Help in the Golden Hour
	Stroke patients need not live in vegetative state or suffer from paralysis provided they get proper medical help at the right time. But very few realise the need to rush a patient to a stroke centre within the golden period, said doctors at a one-day workshop organised to create awareness on stroke and after stroke care. Addressing the workshop, Dr Sucheta Mudgerikar, senior consultant neurologist at Apollo Hospitals, said: ‘According to a study, over 15 lakh Indians suffer stroke every year and about 30% of them die, while another 30% are left with a disability. In such backdrop, very few people know that one can avoid getting handica
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	India: Highways Fraught with Danger
	Bangalore: Upgrading highways top the agenda of governments at the Centre and states. Yet safety seems to take a backseat on these roads where mangled vehicles, scattered glass shards, and bloodstains are a common sight. Experts say highway deaths continue unabated because the so-called 'state-of-the-art roads' allow motorists to zoom at roaring speed but doesn't guarantee their safety. Speeding vehicles treat pedestrians as persona non grata. Service roads are either non-existent or designed such that they are mere roadblocks along the high-speed corridors. And most highways have few options when it c
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	India: Ambulance Rate Fixed for 34 Regions Across Maharashtra
	Mumbai: People across Maharashtra can now hire an ambulance, state-run or private, at a fixed tariff, thanks to the persistent efforts of an activist from Thane. The transport commissioner’s office recently released a rate card that will be applicable in 34 out of the state’s 48 regions. Mumbaikars, however, will have to wait longer for this as the city is among the remaining 14 regions where a standard rate hasn’t been fixed yet. Besides Mumbai, the others that come under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority (MMRTA) region are Thane, Panvel, Kalyan, Navi Mumbai and Vasai, all of which are awaiting a fixed ra
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	India: Kochi Action for Road Safety and Medical Aid to the Rescue of Accident Victims in Kochi
	Kochi: Citizens can now heave a sigh of relief since a new initiative is being launched to rush accident victims to hospitals in Kochi. District administration and motor vehicles department (MVD) will join hands to form Kochi Action for Road Safety and Medical Aid (KARMA), a charitable society, for this purpose. Auto drivers have been roped in as volunteers and those injured in accidents will receive immediate treatment at hospitals even if they don't have money. The district collector will convene a meeting of all stakeholders on December 13 Friday to discuss the launch date and representatives of MVD, police, health dep
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	India: Ajil Chako Introduces Ambulance Service in Vasai
	In the wake of failure of Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation to provide all round medical services to Vasai residents causing problems in times of emergency, the Vasai-Virar District President of Youth NCP Ajil Chako has started 24/7 free ambulance services for Vasai residents at the hands of Sanjay Dina Patil, MP and President of Mumbai NCP.
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India: Recognize Symptoms of Stroke, Provide Help in the Golden Hour

India: Highways Fraught with Danger

India: Ambulance Rate Fixed for 34 Regions Across Maharashtra

India: Kochi Action for Road Safety and Medical Aid to the Rescue of Accident Victims in Kochi

India: Ajil Chako Introduces Ambulance Service in Vasai

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