The Bihar Health Department has issued the notification of Bihar Epidemic Diseases Covid-19 Rules 2023 regarding effective control over Bihar Epidemic Covid-19. In the new rules, the responsibility of all the hospitals from the state level to the district level has been fixed for its control. In the manual prepared …
PARADIP: Though the spread of swine flu abated, the State Government has geared up all its machinery to handle a possible outbreak of the flu in the State since hundreds of foreign vessels anchor at Paradip port. The Paradip Port Trust authorities and district collector have been directed to remain …
Powerful drugs are available to treat H.I.V., but doctors have long argued about when to start therapy. Is it better to treat patients early, exposing them to risky side effects, or to wait until the disease is more advanced? A new analysis suggests that sooner is better than later. The …
Diarrhoea has taken an epidemic turn in northern region when at least eight people died and about 6,000 admitted to hospital during the last one week. Unofficial sources said the death toll rose to 28, including five in Dinajpur. UNB correspondent visiting the Rajshahi Medical College found a pathetic situation. …
Diarrhoea, which has broken out in alarming proportions in Dhaka, has claimed the life of a six-year-old girl and afflicted more than 700 others till 5:00pm on Sunday. The ICDDR,B received 908 patients on Saturday, 775 on Friday and 899 on Thursday. According to the health control room, the number …
Kaushik Chakravarthy, Bangalore, DH News Service: Doctors and Public Health Bodies in the city are preparing themselves for summer outbreaks and have suggested a series of precautions. A Joint Monitoring Committee comprising health officers of the BBMP, executive engineers from the BWSSB and officials from the BMP has been set …
Over 1 lakh people residing in and around Vasco could face a major epidemic, with the main PWD water pipeline heavily corroded and submerged in sewage water at Zari-Zuarinagar in Sancoale. More alarming is the fact that despite the issue being brought to the notice of various authorities, nothing much …
Admitting that the Commercial Capital is sitting on an epidemic bomb due to rampant discharge of sewage in the storm water drains and nullahs, Margao Municipal Chairperson Savio Coutinho has said he would soon convene a meeting to find a solution, including suggestions to ban issuance of construction licenses till …
This is the 13th annual report on global control of tuberculosis (TB) published by WHO. 196 countries and territories that reported data in 2008 account for 99.6% of the world
AGARTALA Meningitis has assumed epidemic form in Dhalai district, while spreading in new hilly areas of north Tripura. Health minister Tapan Chakraborty has admitted 7 deaths so far but unofficial sources said the disease has claimed at least 35 lives in last two weeks in the state. Worst affected is …
This report offers an original perspective on HIV and AIDS as a development issue in South Asia, a region with a heterogeneous epidemic and estimated national HIV prevalence rates of up to 0.5 percent. The analysis challenges the common perception of HIV and AIDS, which has been shaped to a …
Fever of unknown origin broke out in several districts of West Bengal, from August 2007 to December 2007. The cases were suffering from high fever, severe joint pain lasting for several weeks after clinical cure and appearance of skin rashes. Patients' sera were collected at least five days after fever …
This fourth edition of the WHO Guidelines for surveillance of drug resistance in tuberculosis presents up-to-date guidance on the design and implementation of setting-specific surveys and surveillance systems to measure the burden and trends of drug-resistant tuberculosis. The guidelines address recent advancements in drug susceptibility testing, including testing for second-line …
GENEVA: The onset of seasonal rain in Zimbabwe has increased fears that the cholera epidemic there could turn into a catastrophe with thousands more sick and further spreading into neighbouring countries, according to the Red Cross federation.
