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 …
Atiq Khan LUCKNOW: The dance of death continues in the eastern districts (Purvanchal region) of Uttar Pradesh. The dreaded acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) has so far killed 199. The victims are mostly children and people below the poverty line. This comes at a time when the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) appears …
Guwahati: Assam is among the top five states that are highly prone to malaria and Japanese Encephalitis. According to National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme records, 1,195 people in the state have died of the two diseases since 2005. Of them, 714 have died of malaria and 481 of Japanese …
Amita Verma Aug. 25: Even as the nation reels under the impact of the swine flu, Japanese encephalitis (JE), the dreaded disease that strikes in Purvanchal region year after year, has already claimed nearly 200 lives in 2009. Children belonging to Kushinagar, Siddhartanagar and Maharajganj have succumbed to the deadly …
ANAND S.T. DAS A frightening spread of encephalitis and cerebral malaria in Bihar's northern and southern districts has killed at least 69 children since July first week, underlining what health experts and Opposition leaders have termed as insufficient medical facilities, poverty and lack of hygiene in the state's rural belts. …
SIVASAGAR, Aug 9: The State Government will soon set up an encephalitis detection centre in Sivasagar in view of the alarming rise of encephalitis cases in the district. The district, along with Dibrugarh, is the epicentre of encephalitis due to the peculiar susceptible conditions. The decision to set up the …
LUCKNOW: Former president APJ Abdul Kalam wants polio to be eliminated from the map of Uttar Pradesh. "I want to see UP free from polio," he said at a programme organised by Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University's Research Cell on Monday. It may be noted that despite efforts, polio has …
LUCKNOW: Former president APJ Abdul Kalam wants polio to be eliminated from the map of Uttar Pradesh. "I want to see UP free from polio," he said at a programme organised by Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University's Research Cell on Monday. It may be noted that despite efforts, polio has …
Health Department Director Dr K.Shylaja has said that the Japanese encephalitis (Japan fever) vaccination is perfectly safe and that it has not caused any side-effects as was reported. A teenage girl, Athira, 15, who had been admitted to the Medical College Hospital here after she complained of giddiness post-vaccination, had …
SIVASAGAR, July 17: Cases of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) have been alarmingly increasing in Sivasagar district since June 26 with 53 JE cases being reported in the district out of which 18 have died so far. Health Department sources said out of the 53 detected JE cases, 12 are under treatment …
The Sri Lankan Health officials have decided to administer Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine for all the children in the country. The Epidemic Disease Unit of Sri Lanka Health Ministry confirmed that they have taken this decision after considering the growing number of mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis cases in the country. Earlier the …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The mass vaccination programme against Japanese encephalitis will be organised in the district from July 15 to August 5. Vaccination will be given to children aged between one and 15 years. By taking vaccination, a child can be provided lifelong protection from the disease. Thiruvananthapuram is the only district …
While many a parents have expressed reservation about Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccination being administered to children in the age group of 1-15 years in the State, the Directorate of Health Services on the other hand has claimed that there is nothing to worry about and vaccination is very
Hyderabad: As many as 5,426 cases of acute diarrhoea, including 21 deaths, were reported in Hyderabad, Adilabad, Karimnagar, Mahbubnagar, Visakhapatnam, Kurnool, Kadapa, East Godavari, Warangal and Medak. Hyderabad stood on top with 1,197 cases. The total number of acute diarrhoea cases was 3,901 during the corresponding period last year, a …
Japanese encephalitis vaccination campaign in Lakhimpur district concluded after achieving 95.44 per cent of the target. The campaign, which kicked off in Lakhimpur early this month, was extended in which 3, 15, 495 children between the age group of 1 to 15 years were vaccinated throughout the district in 1,522 …
TEZPUR: The ten-day massive vaccination programme to prevent the deadly Japanese encephalitis disease concluded in Sonitpur district on May 14 last. The vaccination programme was launched by the district Health and Family Welfare department in collaboration with the district administration from May 4 last. The ten-day vaccination programme in Sonitpur …
A 10-day Japanese Encephalitis vaccination campaign got underway today in Kamrup district. R S Jain, Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup officially declared the campaign open at a ceremony held at Majirgaon LP School under Azara block PHC. Nearly 200 students along with their parents attended the inaugural function held under the chairmanship …
In order to combat the threat of Japanese Encephalitis, the Kamrup District administration has chalked out plans to vaccinate all children between one to fifteen years of age. The vaccines would be provided free of cost and would be administered by people specially trained for the purpose. Starting on May …
