PASIGHAT: The Pasighat district health department is going all out to control mosquito-transmitted diseases like malaria, dengue and recently detected Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the district. Headed by the DMO Dr Kaling Dai, a team of doctors and officials in carrying outsource reduction activities followed by awareness programme, fogging and …
Despite the swine flu epidemic that had gripped the city for most part of 2009, the residents had a rather welcome change in store. The dengue fever, which had been at its peak in the last three years, saw a drastic decline. The cases reported in 2009 were merely one-fourth …
Statistics of the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital show that 1,777 dengue patients had taken treatment from the hospital in 2009. Of this number 20 had died. Kurunegala Teaching Hospital Assistant Director Dr. A. Priyadarshana told The Island that 144 awareness programmes had been planned for schools and other local government institutions …
The Government has spent Rs. 1,400 billion for the development of the health sector in 2009 while Rs. 2,700 billion has been allocated for the health sector this year, said Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva. The Health Minister was speaking at a ceremony organized by the Ministry …
The Colombo based Epidemic Diseases Studies Division says that the Dengue menace took off in an unprecedented manner last year. According to a senior official of the Division starting January 1 and ending on December 25, last year a total of 32,713 patients had contracted the disease while 295 had …
Balaji Hospital to treat patients Tribune News Service New Delhi, November 25 As the influenza A (H1N1) grip is becoming stronger with winters fast nearing, the Delhi health department has decided to allow 200-bedded Sri Action Balaji Hospital in the city to treat patients suffering from H1N1 flu. The decision …
Even as officials of the Delhi health department said that the spread of dengue would come down, with the temperatures in the season coming below 15 degrees Celsius, the number of people affected by the disease has touched the 1,000-mark. Still the number of cases confirmed as of date has …
New Delhi: With 25 new dengue cases reported in the capital on Friday, the total number of people affected with the disease touched 970, health officials said. According to the Delhi health department, the dengue cases are likely to come down within next 7 to 10 days with the fall …
Health Minister Anup Mishra today admitted in the Assembly that the expected improvement had not taken place in health services but added that responsibilities were bestowed and accountability fixed from the level of the Minister to those of Principal Secretary, Secretary, Commissioner, Director and other officials with a view to …
Equipment for the treatment of dengue at various hospitals is lying non-functional due to the delay in the issuance of a licence from the Central Government and failure of the blood banks to fulfil guidelines stipulated by the Drug and Cosmetic Act. The Punjab Health Systems Corporation had provided 10 …
Winter chill has finally settled in the national Capital. On Thursday, Delhi witnessed a drizzle-drenched day with the minimum temperature dipping down to 15 degrees Celsius. This made it the coldest November day in the last five years in the city. The maximum temperature was recorded at 22.4 degrees Celsius. …
With four deaths from dengue and 710 cases being reported from hospitals across the city so far, the Red Cross is faced with a growing demand for blood, needed to fight the outbreak. After
According to recent statistics it has been revealed that the number of dengue patients in the Colombo, Gampaha, Matale and Vavuniya districts has increased once again in the month of October, compare to the September figures, Dengue Control Unit Consultant Community Physician Dr. Nimalka Pannilahetti said. The Health Ministry's statistics …
New Delhi: The number of dengue cases being reported in the city seems to be on the rise. A total of 45 cases were reported on Wednesday as against 42 cases reported on Tuesday
Bindu Shajan Perappadan NEW DELHI: If you are admitted to a private hospital in the Capital with dengue and need blood, it will pay to hone your bargaining skills. In a city grappling with price rise, the medical sector too hasn
New Delhi: On Tuesday, the MCD confirmed 42 fresh dengue cases in the capital. So far, this is the highest number of dengue cases reported in one day. With this, the toll has risen to 627. MCD health officials issued 1,335 challans on Tuesday alone while only 5,116 challans have …
Officials in charge of ongoing construction work at the Commonwealth Games Village have been fined by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi after civic agency officials found mosquitoes breeding at the site. According to Delhi Mayor Kanwar Sain, during an MCD inspection last week, mosquitoes were found breeding in stagnant water …
The total number of dengue cases in the city on Tuesday crossed the 600 mark with 42 new cases being reported. Meanwhile, Union minister of state Dinesh Trivedi said the dengue problem was massive. Delhi mayor Dr Kanwar Sain, however, said that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was taking …
The infrastructure development for Commonwealth Games aiming to make the Capital a world class city at a breakneck speed has had an unusual fallout: Alarming increase in gastroenteritis and cholera cases in the national Capital. Not only dengue, there is an alarming increase in gastroenteritis and cholera cases in the …
