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TopicEncephalitis

Topic: encephalitis

Dr Kafeel Khan sacked 2 years after govt inquiry cleared him of negligence charges

Prashant Srivastava -
Kafeel Khan was first suspended in the encephalitis deaths case in August 2017. He was suspended again in 2019, but the HC stayed this suspension.

Encephalitis cases decline steeply, yet Gorakhpur medical system feels the strain   

Unnati Sharma -
So far, until October this year, just the BRD College in Gorakhpur has recorded 291 cases of AES, and 30 cases of Japanese Encephalitis. 

UP managed to control Encephalitis by 75%, fatality rate reduced to 95%, says CM Adityanath

ANI -
Adityanath said that after coming to power in 2017, the government started a special campaign to control the disease.

Why Bihar saw over 150 encephalitis deaths – 57% shortage of doctors, 71% nurses

Ritika Jain -
Bihar govt's disclosure was made in response to a notice issued by the SC on measures taken by it to combat deaths of children due to encephalitis.

Tejashwi Yadav finally surfaces in Patna but still can’t make it to Bihar assembly

Dipak Mishra -
Nitish govt gets walkover in assembly over encephalitis deaths as opposition tries to censure it but is left embarrassed by absence of its leader Tejashwi.

Bihar deaths an example for Indian media on how not to report on disease outbreaks

T. Jacob John -
It is easy for the media to sensationalise the Bihar tragedy and feel good about itself. But that won’t save lives.

Bihar encephalitis to lynchings to #MeToo – why Indians don’t take issues to the finish line

Nitin Pai -
By rapidly jumping from one issue to another, outrage cycles make sustained advocacy extremely difficult. That is the challenge.

Encephalitis deaths: Supreme Court seeks response from Centre, Bihar & UP

PTI -
The Supreme Court directed the Bihar government to file an affidavit on the adequacy of medical facilities, nutrition and sanitation in the state.

Home truths of Bihar encephalitis deaths — 1 doctor for 28,392 people, over 40% malnutrition

Samyak Pandey -
Muzaffarpur, the epicentre of the encephalitis outbreak in Bihar, has one of the most overburdened healthcare systems in the state.

BJP wants to attack Nitish Kumar over Bihar encephalitis deaths, but just can’t do it

Dipak Mishra -
BJP has no one to blame for Bihar's encephalitis deaths because state health minister Mangal Pandey is a party leader.
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Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta -
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

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