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The Hindu
04-07-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Ramaiah Memorial Hospital gets JCI accreditation
The city-based Ramaiah Memorial Hospital (RMH) has received the Joint Commission International's Gold Seal of Approval for hospital accreditation. The hospital underwent a rigorous on-site survey conducted under JCI's 8th Edition framework, where international expert surveyors evaluated RMH for 15 chapters, 237 standards, and 1,094 measurable elements for its compliance on quality, patient safety and governance. The hospital was recently recognised as a Comprehensive Stroke Centre by the American Stroke Association and received the Comprehensive Chest Pain Centre Certification by the American Heart Association. 'Receiving JCI accreditation is a validation of our relentless pursuit of excellence in patient care,' said M.R. Jayaram, Chairman, Gokula Education Foundation (Medical). 'JCI accreditation equips hospitals with processes that help drive improvement across various areas,' said Andrew Rosen, Vice President, Joint Commission International. Nagendra Swamy S.C., Chief Executive – Healthcare Services, GEF (M), said the hospital is now one among the 53 Indian JCI accredited hospitals and 663 JCI accredited hospitals in the world. The announcement was made during a special ceremony held at the hospital, attended by Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, State Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and MLC M.R. Seetharam among others.
IOL News
27-06-2025
- Business
- IOL News
RMB Holdings: A closer look at asset value and shareholder returns
RMB Holdings said Friday it remains committed to monetising its remaining assets, the biggest of which is its investment in Atterbury Property Holdings. Image: Supplied RMB Holdings (RMH), an investment company that derives most of its income from property, said on Friday that it remains committed to monetising its portfolio assets in a manner that maximises value for shareholders. On Friday, the company announced it would pass the dividend for the six-month period ending March 31, 2025, compared with the 23.5 cents a share that was paid out at the same time a year before - the company does not declare regular dividends. RMH's management said its net asset value (NAV) remained relatively stable through the period however, decreasing slightly from R919 million as at September 30, 2024, to R916m as at March 31, 2025. This marginal decline was driven by three offsetting factors: a 3.5% increase in the NAV of Atterbury Property Holdings (Atterbury), an additional expected loss of R27m on the Integer shareholders' loan, and the yield on cash resources not being sufficient to fully cover operating expenses. Since June 2020, RMH has returned R3.557 billion in cash to shareholders through special dividends as part of its monetisation efforts. RMH's market capitalisation on June 24, 2020, was R2.4bn, demonstrating the effectiveness of its value realisation strategy. As of March 31, RMH's share price was 44 cents per share, reflecting a discount of 41% to its NAV of 65.8 cents per share (30 September 2024: 66 cents per share). Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad loading 'Despite the widening of the discount to NAV, the combination of the cash distributions to shareholders and the current share price has yielded a total shareholders' return of 71% (30 September 2024: 73%) since June 24, 2020,' the company's management said on Friday. 'In relation to RMH Property and its investee companies, RMH will continue to serve as a supportive and enabling shareholder, guided by its monetisation strategy,' they added. For the six-month period, revenue of R60m was reported, while profit came to R20m. The share price was unchanged at 44 cents on Friday afternoon. On June 3, 2024, and September 2, 2024, RMH paid a special dividend of 3.5 and 3.75 cents per share, respectively. Ninety-one percent of RMH's portfolio mix is Atterbury-concentrated, while an investment in Integer Properties contains a mix of residential and industrial properties. Atterbury is invested in R4.1bn of commercial, retail, industrial, and residential properties across South Africa, the rest of Africa, and parts of Europe. Visit:
Hindustan Times
22-06-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Pune's mental hospital: Health dept submits charge sheet in alleged misappropriation of funds case
The state public health department has submitted a charge sheet to deputy director in the alleged misappropriation of funds at the Regional Mental Hospital (RMH), Yerawada in Pune. The final report directing action against officials will be submitted to the health commissioner for further action, said officials on Saturday. According to the officials, the charge sheet mentions five officials from Class I to Class IV and includes alleged accusations against four former medical superintendents, two former administrative officers, two former office superintendents and two senior clerks. (HT FILE) Dr Radhakishan Pawar, deputy director of health services, made the statement in response to the legislative assembly question (LAQ) raised by MLAs Bhimrao Tapkir, Shankar Jagtap and Sunil Kamble and MLC Yogesh Tilekar. The assembly and council members had raised questions regarding the action taken against massive financial irregularities worth ₹ 1.43 crore and human rights' violations, and patient neglect uncovered during the inquiry. Dr Pawar has agreed to the misappropriation of funds and violation of human rights at the hospital in the response. Earlier, the state government set up a five-member committee to probe alleged misappropriation of funds and corruption at the hospital. The committee was set up following a complaint from health activist Sharad Shetty and was tasked with investigating transactions and services dating back to 2017. The committee was set up in January and submitted its report on March 12. The charge sheet was submitted by the RMH authorities on June 16, said officials. According to the officials, the charge sheet mentions five officials from Class I to Class IV and includes alleged accusations against four former medical superintendents, two former administrative officers, two former office superintendents and two senior clerks. The charge sheets have been submitted along with documents and annexures against the officers and employees concerned, they said. A senior RMH official, on condition of anonymity, said, 'The allegations regarding the embezzlement of funds were confirmed during the investigation related to their respective tenures and the complaint. The information, along with the documentary proof, has been submitted to the director's office along with the chargesheet.' In response to the LAQ, Dr Pawar stated, 'that Class 1 and Class 2 officers fall under the jurisdiction of the Establishment in Mumbai. A request has been made to the Honourable Commissioner of Health Services, Mumbai, to take action in accordance with Rules 8 and 12 of the Maharashtra Civil Services Rules, 1979. Additionally, the Medical Superintendent of RMH, has been informed to take action against Class 3 officers and employees under the same rules and to submit a charge sheet to this office. Documents related to Class 1 and Class 2 officers (Annexures 1 to 4) are currently being reviewed at this office, and the process of submitting the charge sheet to the commissionerate is being expedited,' read the response letter, a copy of which Hindustan Times has seen. Dr Pawar, said, 'The charge sheet has been received by us. We will scrutinise the report and take appropriate action. Based on the charge sheet and documents, a departmental inquiry will be conducted. The action will be taken as per the provisions of the Maharashtra Civil Services Rules, 1979,' he said.
Indian Express
17-06-2025
- Health
- Indian Express
Mentally ill woman found in Maharashtra's Gondia reunited with kin in Bangladesh: ‘it was about helping her find herself again'
A mentally ill woman from Bangladesh's Noakhali, who had been found wandering in a village in Maharashtra's Gondia district last year, was reunited with her family earlier this month following months-long efforts by authorities and social workers in Nagpur. The woman, who is in her mid-thirties and appeared to be mentally ill, was found by residents of Pujari Tola village in Gondia. They informed the Rawanwadi police which took her into custody on April 30, 2023, according to Shashikiran Nawkar, Assistant Police Inspector, Rawanwadi police station. She was later briefly admitted to the psychiatric ward of a local hospital before being transferred to the Regional Mental Hospital (RMH) in Nagpur. At RMH, the woman came under the care of Kunda Bidkar, a Samaj Seva Adhikshak (social service superintendent), who proved crucial in the journey back to her identity. 'In the beginning, she didn't speak at all. She would walk out of the ward or sit quietly in corners. But with continued treatment, after about four months, she began to respond in single words,' said Bidkar. A false lead, then a name The woman first identified herself as 'Fatona' and spoke a mix of Hindi and an unfamiliar dialect of Bengali. 'She mentioned a place called Bodalkhori, which we located in Madhya Pradesh. We checked with the MP Police, but there was no match,' Bidkar said. A few months later, more clarity emerged as the woman mentioned that she was from 'Noakhali'. A search indicated that it was a district in southeastern Bangladesh. When shown maps and names of locations from the district, her expressions changed. 'She reacted positively to 'Noakhali' but couldn't recall the village. She only said that there was a Radha Krishna temple near her home,' Bidkar added. The breakthrough came during a casual visit by Bidkar's son, who used Google Maps and Street View to show her images of temples in the area on his laptop. 'She immediately recognised one of them. She bowed and said she had visited it before. That's how we finally identified her village, Charbata, in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali,' said Bidkar. Tracing the family Even then, the process of tracing her family was far from easy. Calls to officials in Bangladesh yielded no response. Eventually, Bidkar contacted Kolkata-based NGO Iswar Sankalp Foundation. 'Within 15 minutes, they connected with a journalist in Bangladesh who was able to find her family after verifying her brother's name and the temple location,' she said. The woman's family had assumed that she had died. 'We never imagined she could be in India. It has been over six years,' her family members told Bidkar during a video call. Meanwhile, Bidkar found out that the woman's mother was battling cancer. With renewed urgency, she reached out to the High Commission in New Delhi and the Deputy Commission in Kolkata. Support also came from Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's office, Nagpur Collector Dr Vipin Itankar, and the Gondia police to speed up the paperwork. On May 13, 2025, the Bangladeshi woman received her travel permit. A small farewell was organised for her at RMH on June 11. Two days later, she was accompanied by a five-member team to the India-Bangladesh border. Her brother was called to receive her. After a brief interview at the border, she was handed over to her brother, who had been waiting there since early morning. 'Didn't want her to disappear into silence again' Before the handover, the woman's caregivers ensured that her family understood the treatment she was undergoing and the importance of continuing her medication. 'We didn't want her to disappear into silence again,' said Bidkar. Hospital authorities believe the woman's mental health condition may have worsened due to domestic violence. 'She had been married and reportedly went into depression as she was a victim of domestic violence. We still don't know how she reached India,' Bidkar added. She said Dr Satish Humne, medical superintendent at RMH, offered huge support in helping locate the woman's home. For Bidkar, the case will remain unforgettable. 'This was not just about finding a home. It was about helping someone find herself again. It took months of work, but she is back where she belongs,' she said. The hospital has helped several patients locate their homes in over 19 states across India.
Time of India
15-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
RMH, Maharashtra police & diplomats blur border for mentally ill
AI Image NAGPUR: A mentally challenged woman in her mid-30s landed in Gondia, 1,600km away from her native village in Noakhali, Bangladesh, under unexplained circumstances. She was rescued by Gondia cops, shifted to Regional Mental Hospital (RMH), Nagpur, treated, and reunited with her family after six years through diplomatic efforts and alacrity shown by Nagpur police. The remarkable reunion of the woman, Mona (name changed), with her family in Bangladesh materialised on June 12. On April 30, Mona was admitted to RMH by Gondia police. With no identification and only her name to share, she offered few clues about her origin. Under RMH's medical care, her condition stabilised, allowing her to recall fragments of her past. This sparked a search led by social service superintendent Kunda Bidkar (Katekhaye). Bidkar's attempts to trace Mona's family in Madhya Pradesh yielded no results. Undeterred, she turned to digital tools, using Google, Facebook, and language interpreters, even involving her son to scour social media. Her persistence paid off when she connected with Tapan Prodhan of Ishwar Sankalp Foundation, Kolkata, who collaborated with Shamsul Huda in Bangladesh. Huda verified Mona's address within 15 minutes, confirming she was from Bangladesh and was missing for over six years. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Search Ends Here for Better Health Insurance Plans. Buy Now. Buy HDFC ERGO Get Quote Undo Her family, who searched tirelessly, presumed she was dead. The reunion process required intricate coordination with the High Commission in Delhi and deputy commissioners in Kolkata and Mumbai. "We still don't know how she entered India and landed in Gondia," said Bidkar. Bidkar sought support from Union minister Nitin Gadkari's office and Nagpur district collector Vipin Itankar. The case was referred to the SP, Gondia, with constable Sanjay Badwaik coordinating efforts. On May 13, Mona received a travel permit, marking a critical milestone. After completing immigration formalities at Howrah railway intelligence bureau, Mona was handed over to Border Guard Bangladesh, her brother, and a Bangladeshi NGO. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
