Cancer centre at Manipal KMC, MAHE gets ESMO recognition
Mangaluru, Oct 21: The Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Care Centre of Kasturba Medical College under Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), has been accredited by the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) as the ESMO designated centre of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care.
Dr Karthik Udupa, professor and head, department of Medical Oncology received the award at the ESMO 2019 Congress, Barcelona, Spain recently, a MAHE press release here said.
The accreditation is for a period of three years from January 2020 to December 2022.
Across the globe, top 21 cancer centres were selected for the award of which two are from India including Manipal.
The ESMO accreditation will enable Manipal to be part of the international ESMO working group for cancer guidelines creation, developing minimum standards for supportive and palliative care by the oncologists and to be part of the international oncology network for quality cancer care, the release said.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
