Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Asha Devi, Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Bhagwanpur, Khand Chhanchhrauli, Yamunanagar Vs State of Haryana dated 18/09/2019 regarding industrial pollution in village Bhagwanpur, Tehsil Chhachhrauli, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana on account of ply wood and chemical factories operating in violation of environmental …
Typhoid and viral fever have affected more than 1,000 people in over a dozen Village Develop-ment Committees in Rukum in the past two weeks, the District Public Health Office said. Most of the patients are from VDCs adjoining the district headquarters, including Bhalakcha, Saakha, Chaukhabang, Bafikot and Syalapakha. The District …
Recent extreme temperatures that are commonly followed by floods can largely be attributed to climatic warming Near-record temperatures in Pakistan have claimed hundreds of lives and devastated crops in the third major heatwave in four years. But as temperatures on Friday dipped to under 38C (100F), signalling the end of …
13 tribal children have died in Attappady of Palakkad district this year Kerala’s claims to world fame for its high human development indices appear to be tottering with children in the tribal heartland of Attappady in Palakkad district dying of malnutrition. In the last 15 months, as many as 29 …
Bangalore: The impact of the landfill at Mavallipura which has made life hell for residents of the area is likely to be felt far and wide. A survey by the Environment Support Group, an NGO, has revealed that the rainwater dripping into the landfill may contaminate major water sources of …
Typhoid has broken out in an opposition-held region of Syria due to people drinking contaminated water from the Euphrates River, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. An estimated 2,500 people in northeastern Deir al-Zor province are infected with the contagious disease, which causes diarrhoea and can be fatal, …
The supply of contaminated water to residents of Srinivagilu Tank Bed Layout in Koramangala for the last few months has left many people reeling under the effects of water-borne diseases such as typhoid, cholera and gastroenteritis. Dr P M Mathew, a professor from Christ University and a resident of the …
Indian Public Health Association (IPHA) expressed its apprehensions over dengue-related deaths in Madurai district. Stating that the outbreak of dengue in Madurai calls for national attention, it said that the deaths may be due to “multiple-mixed infections” and not just dengue fever alone. “Everybody is talking about dengue virus only, …
Months after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called malnourishment among children a national shame, the Union Ministry of Women & Child Development (WCD) has now written to the Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories asking them to get “serious about fighting malnourishment especially among the children and women”. WCD …
Itanagar: Over a hundred people were affected by an undiagnosed disease at Pasighat town and its adjoining areas in East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh since early this month. The disease is like viral fever but no medicine available in the district to fight the symptoms have helped those ailing …
The BMC on Thursday said media reports claiming a sharp rise in the incidence of sensitive diseases may have caused alarm. For instance, malaria cases in the city have dropped drastically, it said, adding that the number of dengue and typhoid cases too are in sharp variance with claims made …
GUWAHATI: A survey conducted by a voluntary association called ‘Jeevan Initiative’ has revealed the high presence of microbes in drinking water at various public places, including schools and hospitals in the city. The association collected samples from drinking water facilities installed at 10 prominent public places in the city and …
Residents of this colony are forced to defecate on railway tracks, open ground or among bushes, because there are only 40 toilets for 500 houses here! This is the pitiful state of the residents of the locality on the HMT Watch Factory-Jalahalli Road. What may seem like sheer incivility of …
Typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi), is a major health problem especially in developing countries. Vaccines against typhoid are commonly used by travelers but less so by residents of endemic areas. The researchers used single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) typing to investigate the population structure of 372 …
Kathmandu is known as the world capital of typhoid fever among the health experts and a few media specialists. However, outbreaks of typhoid hardly make news headlines here. A 2008 study published in the journal ‘Open Biology’ had described Kathmandu as a typhoid fever capital of the world. According to …
The total number of fever deaths reported in the district this year has more than doubled from last year. While a total of 8 cases were reported in 2010, the number has so far reached 20 this year. The increase is mainly owing to the diseases including leptospirosis (rat fever), …
KOCHI: One of the major reasons for the contamination of potable drinking water is the presence of E-Coli, a bacterium found in human and animal waste. Dr Aisha S, a doctor in the Health Department said: “There have been a few cases of water contamination in the past caused by …
GANDHINAGAR: There have been rise in the number of malaria and falciparum cases in the state. In just two weeks, various district and taluka health centres in the state recorded as many as 8,228 confirmed malaria cases, while the number of falciparum cases stood at 2,625. Surat and Ahmedabad topped …
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has alleged that around 950 water pipelines in Delhi have been identified as passing out through drains. The MCD Medical Relief and Public Health Committee chairman V.K. Monga wrote to the NHRC chairperson Justice K.G. Balakrishnan seeking his intervention for fixing responsibility in supply …
Municipal Corporation of Delhi's Medical Relief and Public Health Committee chairman V.K. Monga has written to National Human Rights Commission chairman K.G .Balakrishnan requesting him to fix responsibility for “unchecked” contaminated water supply by the Delhi Jal Board despite repeated reminders by the civic body. “In the letter, the NHRC's …
With the season changing, city doctors are reporting about a 20 per cent rise in viral fever cases, including dengue and malaria, compared to the last month. The Institute of Preventive Medicine (IPM) and Fever Hospital are also recording an increased number of viral fever cases this season. Dr Aftab …
