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 …
Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) is a dreaded disease in India including the state of Bihar. Every year several people specially children, succumb to this disease and often the survivors are left with permanent residual disorders. The present research throws light on specific etiological agents that may cause AES and have …
Scrub typhus, encephalitis, malaria are other reasons, says multi-centre study A multi-centric observational study of 34 Intensive Care Units (ICUs) across India on 456 patients — critically ill adults and children with non-localised fever — has found that dengue was the reason for most ICU admissions (105.23%) across the country. …
Nearly seven out of 10 malaria cases in Tamil Nadu were reported from Chennai in 2017, according to data from the directorate of public health. The city had reported 3,303 of the total 4,671 malaria cases in the state till October 2017. In the eight months, the city had reported …
Clerics in Patna signing vaccination pledges, camps after sunset for children of migrant workers in Maharashtra, boat clinics in Assam taking the booster shot to remote locations It is not often that India comes in for flattering mention when health indices are discussed. But Mission Indradhanush (MI), a Central government …
CHENNAI: It was not just dengue cases that went up in Tamil Nadu during the 2017 epidemic. There was an increase in the incidence of at least three other mosquito-borne diseases, shows data provided by the state health department to the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme. There was an …
Jaipur/Kota: Two more persons from Keshoraipatan town of Bundi district tested positive for Japanese encephalitis (JE) in state. The first case of JE, in which the patient died, was reported from the same town on October 31. Dr S N Dholpuria, nodal officer of the integrated disease surveillance programme (IDSP), …
Simply destroying mosquito eggs has proven not to be effective in the control of the menace. Hyderabad: Simply destroying mosquito eggs has proven not to be effective in the control of the menace; there is a need for spatiotemporal mapping to develop a model which will help identify, and target, …
The persistent transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in Taiwan necessitates exploring the risk factors of occurrence of Japanese encephalitis (JE). The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between meteorological factors and the incidence of JE in Taiwan. We collected data for cases of JE reported to …
Michael H Merson has led a number of training programmes to strengthen the capacity of scientists in Russia, China, India and South Africa to undertake research on HIVAIDS prevention. He's held multiple posts with the World Health Organization (WHO) -medical officer of the Diarrhoeal Diseases Control Program, and director of …
60 per cent of affected children belong to the OBC category. Lucknow: Nearly 60 per cent of children, who suffer from encephalitis, belong to Other Backward Castes (OBC) while 28 per cent come from Scheduled Caste (SC) families. According to a survey conducted by the UP health department, 62 per …
The fact that so many children brought to BRD suffer from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), says Dr K S Reddy of the Public Health Foundation of India, shows that primary and secondary care are lacking. The death of over 150 children this month has firmly turned the focus on Gorakhpur’s …
Access to medical hubs, better staff and awareness drive must to solve issue The Centre’s committee that visited BRD stated the hospital had filled only four of 12 vacancies for senior residents and the nursing staff was untrained to handle babies. An average of 20 deaths a day in a …
Gorakhpur hospital tragedy: In Lucknow, amid allegations that shortage of oxygen cylinders at the hospital had led to the deaths, UP Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh said that loss of life due to such a reason was nothing less than a "heinous crime". Five more encephalitis-related child deaths were reported …
Facing criticism from the Opposition on deaths at BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, his Lok Sabha constituency for two decades, Adityanath appealed to people to take the pledge to become part of the Swachh Bharat Mission. Lucknow: In his first Independence Day speech, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on …
As the country, especially the southern parts, witnesses an outbreak of various vector-borne infections, the ministry of health and family welfare has created an online repository of campaign materials and programmes rolled out by individual states in their respective languages. The repository is available on the website of the Directorate …
“The scheme is one of its kind and will be very useful for other hill areas in the NE region as the neighbouring states in the area share similar topographical features,” the governor said adding she had requested the prime minister to inaugurate it. Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla on Monday …
Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday disclosed that while Japanese Encephalitis has claimed 44 lives, 87 persons have died due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in the State this year in the State so far. The hospitals across the State have recorded 305 and 1111 cases of …
Amidst heavy floods in several parts in Golaghat, a girl studying in Class X lost her life after suffering from the deadly Encephalitis disease. According to report, the daughter of Kolia Das from flood-hit Rajanakhat village in Golaghat had been suffering from fever. Later, she was admitted at Swahid Kushal …
Chandipura virus (CHPV) has been contributing to the rising number of premature deaths due to acute encephalitis syndrome for over a decade in India. CHPV belongs to the family Rhabdoviridae. Neuropathogenesis of CHPV has been well established but the exact route of entry into the central nervous system (CNS) and …
The vector-borne disease like dengue, Japanese Encephalitis and malaria have broken out in various places of Golaghat district. According to report, in Golaghat district, a student of Sarupathar had been suffering from fever and later she was confirmed as a Japanese Encephalitis victim. The student died in the local hospital …
