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 …
LUCKNOW: City's dengue count swelled to 30 here on Wednesday with identification of three new cases. Two of these belong to New Berry Road area in Hazratganj while another has been admitted to Balrampur Hospital. Chief of Balrampur Hospital Dr Rajeev Lochan said, "At least 15 patients diagnosed with dengue …
‘India spends less of its GDP on health than some of the world’s poorest countries’ Every government hospital serves an estimated 61,000 people in India, with one bed for every 1833 people, new official data shows. In undivided Andhra Pradesh, every government hospital serves over 3 lakh patients while in …
In view of the rising encephalitis cases in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Union Health Minister Minister J. P. Nadda would be visiting Gorakhpur on September 23. BJP MP from Gorakhpur Yogi Adityanath, confirming the information on Monday said that Mr Nadda would be on a day’s visit on September 23. He …
Encephalitis claimed four more lives here since Tuesday, increasing the death toll to 161 this year. Local MP Yogi Adityanath visited the BRD Medical College where most of the encephalitis patients are admitted, and met the grieved family. On Wednesday, Ashok, Sevrati, Preeti, Sangita and Sugal died of encephalitis, while …
SHILLONG: At least four persons have died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Meghalaya in the past one month, prompting the state government to monitor the situation closely, officials said on Tuesday. Three persons including a BSF jawan died after being infected by JE in the remote South West Garo Hills …
Health authorities in the state have said the long distance from the house of a person suffering from Japanese Encephalitis (JE) to a medical centre is one of the factors behind the high fatalities, as the cumbersome journey often complicates a patient's condition. Earlier, experts had expressed concern over delay …
Japanese encephalitis has claimed 18 lives in Dibrugarh district this year, said Amrit Kumar Baruah, joint director of the district health services. Thirty-eight people tested positive to the disease, while 48 have been detected with acute encephalitis syndrome. "The maximum number of cases are from Naharani," he told reporters today. …
Of the 30 cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) that had been reported here so far at the Cooch Behar MJN Hospital, as many as seven were reported to be dead. A high alert has been issued at Cooch Behar after two deaths caused by Japanese Encephalitis (JE) were reported …
Guwahati: Health experts are unable to ascertain the reasons behind the abnormal rise of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) among adults in the state. This is in sharp contrast to the global trend of more and more children getting afflicted with the vector-borne disease. According to the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), …
Muzaffarpur: Two more children have died due to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) at Muzaffarpur hospitals during the last 24 hours, according to civil surgeon, Dr Gyanbhushan. The CS informed on Wednesday that one child had died on Tuesday evening and another died on Wednesday, bringing the total number of children …
To save the children from the scourge of killer encephalitis the state government has decided to start a massive vaccination programme in which children up to 15 years of age would be vaccinated with ante-encephalitis vaccines. “This year we want to minimize the loss of precious lives due to encephalitis …
In a startling revelation, the Union health ministry has mapped 16,000 habitations which are prone to arsenic and heavy metal water, resulting in emergence of deadly diseases. Union health minister J.P. Nadda recently held a meeting with the minister of drinking water and has asked to tap the problem in …
Puncturing the government’s ambitious immunization programme to control Japanese Encephalitis (JE), China has refused to supply additional doses of the vaccine to India. India currently procures 66 million doses of JE vaccine from China and has sought an additional 16 million doses to expand the coverage of its ongoing National …
The guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for Clinical Management of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome including Japanese encephalitis describe `Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) including Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is a group of clinically similar neurologic manifestation caused by several different viruses, bacteria, fungus, parasites, spirochetes, chemical/toxins etc. There …
Noting that a large number of children affected by Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) are becoming disabled with physical, mental and neurological disorder, the Centre has asked the States to make District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRC) fully functional. Union Health Minister JP Nadda, at a meeting with …
The government’s efforts to check the spread of encephalitis and Japanese encephalitis, which include a vaccination drive started in 2006, have not shown the desired results. The Centre has disclosed that not only have the cases gone up in the last few years, epidemiological data shows that many adults are …
The India Disaster Report 2013 documents the major disasters of the year with focus on the Uttarakhand Flash Floods and the Cyclone Phailin. Other disasters like building collapse and stampede have also been covered besides the biological disaster (Japanese Encephalitis). The lessons learnt in these disasters provide us a bench-mark …
Gorakhpur: Despite government's claims that preventable measures are being taken to save children from encephalitis about 10 children have died in the last 24 hours of this dreaded disease under the roof of BRD medical college here, taking this year's toll to 452. With this figure the record of last …
Alipore Cop Detected With Virus A 51-year-old from Alipore has been detected with Japanese Encephalitis (JE). Tests done at the School of Tropical Medicine (STM) have found the virus in the blood samples of Mohamamd Ahsan Ali, an ASI of Kolkata Police. Ahsan, who has been admitted to Calcutta Medical …
Earlier we had reported that the recurring annual seasonal outbreaks in Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, of what used to be considered viral encephalitis and called 'acute encephalitis syndrome' since no virus could be detected, is acute encephalopathy. Our report was based on a limited study and retrospective analysis of case records. …
