Authorities encourage students to utilise mental health helpline

With the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Class 12 and Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Class 10 results declared recently in Maharashtra, the public health department has urged students to connect to the toll-free mental health helpline Tele-MANAS if you feel isolated and depressed. Mental health experts have expressed concern about the possibility of a rise in … Read more

Genzeon announces expansion with new office in Pune – ET HealthWorld

April 24, 2023, PUNEIndia – genzeonto provider of intelligent automation, security, compliance, cloud and managed services to the retail and healthcare markets, today announced the opening of its second office in India, located in the thriving technology hub of Fist. This strategic expansion aims to tap into Pune’s rich pool of tech talent, which is … Read more

Mental and Physical activity could help delay the onset of Dementia

Pune, November 23, 2022: Dementia is considered a serious condition, especially considering the aging of the population. Its effects affect a person’s behavior and functional capacity and have serious implications for how well they can interact with other individuals. Dementia is not identified as a disease, but rather is a generic term presented for a … Read more

Pune opens its door to city’s first mental health cafe to ‘subtly create awareness’

Psychologist Vinaya Gore, the brains behind the initiative, talks about the need to raise awareness of mental health in a country where suicides and mental health problems continue to be swept under the rug. In order not to restrict discussions of mental health to four-walled clinical settings, psychologist Vinaya Gore has opened FistKothrud’s first mental … Read more

Heavy Rains Predicted In Several States For Next 5 Days: 10 Precautions To Take During Monsoons

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has shared an advisory to take precautions during monsoon as heavy to very heavy rains are predicted in some parts of the country in the next few days. As per IMD forecast, rainfall activity is likely to gradually increase over Peninsular India from July 31 (Sunday). The weather … Read more

Maharashtra has only four government mental hospitals

PUNE According to information received under the Right to Information Act (RTI) from the mental health department of the Government of Maharashtra, 184 private nursing homes have been registered in the state, with only four regional psychiatric hospitals in operation as of 14 of May. Of the six divisions in Maharashtra, Pune, Konkan and Nagpur, … Read more