Medical facility in Kondhwa
Residents of Kondwa Budruk can now find quick solace for their ailments at Pratibhatai Pawar Hospital. Raj Lakshmi Bhosle, Mayor of Pune, inaugurated the hospital on April 7. Punya Dham Ashram of the Vishwa Jagriti Mission Trust, Pune, will manage the hospital. The medical facility, originally established by the Vasanthdada Patil Pratishthan became defunct within a few years of its functioning and the hospital was lying locked up for the last two years. Shri Jalindhar Kamthe, former chairman of the Zilla Parishad and President of Vasanthdada Patil Pratishthan then officially approached Mata Krishna Kashyap, chairperson of Vishwa Jagriti Mission Trust, Pune, to take over the running of the medical facility. The proposal was accepted and the charge of the hospital was handed over to the Ashram along with the blessings of Param Pujya Acharya, Shri Sudhanshuji Maharaj. It was also decided that Punya Dham Ashram would manage the facility along with the other medical facilities established by VJMT, Pune. The existing building of the hospital would be made over to VJMT, Pune free of charge for the purpose and duration of its functioning. The facility has a reception room, a doctor's room and a treatment room. The staff consists of one qualified doctor, one qualified nurse and one helper to keep the clinic clean and run errands.

Infant wristbands
Zebra Technologies, a global leader in delivering on-demand specialty printing solutions for the healthcare industry has also introduced two new infant wristbands to its offering, both with the latest antibacterial coating. The coating also protects the Z-Band wristbands from S. aureus, P. aeruginosa and E. coli, three of the leading causes of hospital infections.

3M Microbiology part of 3M Health Care, a division of 3M India, a diversified technology driven company known for its innovative products and solutions organized a speaker programme on "Role of microorganism in safety, quality and shelf life of food". As India is scheduled to implement Food safety and standards act, this seminar is designed to share knowledge about microbiological issues involved in food safety, quality monitoring and compliance with standards and specification to help industry comply with the new regulations and improve public health. In addition to this objective, the seminar has provided a platform for starting a dialogue between the industry, academia, regulators and consumers regarding food safety and quality.

Ayurvedic wellness centre
Ayurveda, the knowledge of life and longevity and one of the oldest health care and healing systems is soon going to be your doorstep with Ayurcare coming up with its 20th center in India. The centre was inaugurated by Dr Mahesh Kotbagi at Aundh . It already has two centers at Koregaon Park and Shankershet Road. Two more centers will be coming up at Deccan Gymkhana and Wanorie. Ayurcare which is a health tourism partner of Andhra Pradesh Government to promote Ayurveda in the entire state offers treatments for all chronic ailments like joint pains, slip disc, spondilitis, arthritis, paralysis, diabetes, back pain, sexual problems and other diseases. It also offers unique therapies for sleep disorders, stress management, rejuvenation, weight loss, relaxation and detoxification. Nevtejas, is an unique therapy offered for people who are continuously working on the computers. Sensory Bliss, is another rejuvenation programme for the five sensory organs.