Report of the Committee formed by the government of Uttar Pradesh in Original Application No. 116 of 2014 in the matter of Meera Shukla Vs MC, Gorakhpur & Others. In compliance with the orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, the government of Uttar Pradesh constituted …
BAHRAICH:As many as 63,000 toilets would be constructed under BharatNirmalAbhiyan in Devipatan division. An amount of Rs 18 crore has been received by the division for the project and construction of each toilet would cost Rs 10,000. Villages under 'SamagraNirmal' schemes and those affected with Japanese encephalitis would be given …
Gem miners in the Ratnapura district have been requested to close all abandoned mines to prevent the spread of Japanese encephalitis or brain fever. The appeal to miners was made by the Ranapura district health services. Regional Director of Health Services (RDHS) for the Ratnapura District, Dr. Athula Dangalla said …
The District Public Health Office Kaski today confirmed four new elephantiasis cases in the district. Among the infected are Krishnanath Adhikary, 66, Shree Prasad Adhikary, 64, and Panchu Pariyar, 45, of Naya bazaar and Badri Pariyar of Miyapatan, said DPHO Vector Control Inspector Yam Baral. Of the three elephantiasis cases …
KATHMANDU: Kathmandu District Public Health Office (DPHO) is conducting a Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign against lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as encephalitis, targeting 1,550,000 people from February 2 to 5. Health workers will visit from door to door to administer drugs to people from above two to below 60 years …
Money for improving quality of drinking water in rural areas The governments of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and some other states have drawn the ire of the Centre for failing to report the utilisation of funds provided to them for improving quality of drinking water in …
More than 7,400 infants have died of preventable diseases in only five blocks of Malkangiri in the last five years - a blatant reflection of the failure of Odisha Government to extend proper health care facilities to the people of State’s most backward district. Even as the State Government dishes …
Another child succumbed to encephalitis here, taking the death toll in the viral disease in eastern Uttar Pradesh to 589 this year. The child hailing from Gorakhpur died yesterday. Two more children suffering from the disease have been admitted to the BRD Medical College Hospital, officials said today. As many …
Committee makes note of the “preparedness” shown by it The manner in which the State Government responded to the outbreak of dengue fever during the recent epidemic is a model that can be emulated elsewhere in the country, B.K. Tyagi, Director, Centre for Research in Medical Entomology (CRME), here has …
The world’s first vaccine against Japanese Encephalitis (JE), created using an Indian strain of the virus, is now ready. National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune had provided Bharat Biotech with a strain of the JE virus collected from Kolar in Karnataka — a hotbed for JE infections, for the vaccine. …
Frankfurt: A new-age singledose vaccine with over 90% protection rate against Japanese Encephalitis (JE), which kills thousands of Indian children every year, will soon be available in the country. The vaccine Imojev, made by French pharma giant Sanofi Pasteur, can be used for immunization of those 12 months and older. …
The Delhi Government’s Health Department has engaged 3,400 domestic breeding checkers (DBCs) to exercise more effective control and better management of dengue in the Capital. Health Minister Dr. A. K. Walia said: “The Corporations will continue to carry out domestic breeding checking throughout the year instead of the present practice …
Superstitions reign supreme in tribal hamlets in Odisha’s Malkangiri district Silence greets visitors at the Potrel and Usakapalli hamlets in Korukonda block of Odisha’s Malkangiri district. These hamlets border Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. After 24 children aged below five died of a disease suspected to be Japanese encephalitis in less …
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) causes Japanese encephalitis, which is a leading form of viral encephalitis in Asia, with around 50,000 cases and 10,000 deaths per year in children below 15 years of age. The JEV has shown a tendency to extend to other geographic regions. Case fatality averages 30% and …
Gorakhpur: With 3,000 cases of encephalitis reported in eastern India so far this year, the bulk of future government efforts will be centred around prevention through better water and sanitation. In the interim, though, it is medical science that is at the forefront of the fight against encephalitis, but is …
Syndrome Makes Up 95% Of All Cases In Eastern Part Of State Gorakhpur: When Mahendra Kumar had a little money saved, over 10 years ago, he installed a handpump outside his small house in Badhariya village. The first he heard of the handpump being too shallow was when his nine-yearold …
With two more persons succumbing to encephalitis, the death toll due to the disease in eastern Uttar Pradesh has mounted to 448 this year. The deceased hailed from Gorakhpur and Kushinagar, A. K. Pandey, Additional Director, Health, Gorakhpur Division, said. With this, the total encephalitis admissions have risen to 2,972 …
Union Cabinet okays comprehensive strategy for prevention, control of disease In good news for millions of children vulnerable to Japanese Encephalities and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in 15 States, the Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a comprehensive strategy for prevention and control of the disease. The Rs.4,038-crore proposal of the Ministry …
The Centre on Thursday approved a Rs 4,000-crore joint action plan for tackling Japanese Encephalitis in the country, particularly in worst affected states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Accepting most of the recommendations made by a GoM that had been set up to deal with the deadly disease, the Cabinet …
Nearly 50 per cent of Indian children are underweight and more than 70 per cent of women and children have serious nutritional deficiencies, including anaemia, according to a report by UNICEF. India is at the bottom of the world’s maiden nutrition barometer along with countries like Angola, Cameroon, Congo and …
Lucknow: At least 10 more children have died of encephalitis in the past 24 hours in UP’s Gorakhpur division, raising the toll in the state this season to 361. According to health department sources, 39 children in extremely critical condition are battling for life in government hospitals and Baba Raghav …
