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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicEncephalitis

Topic: encephalitis

Yogi’s UP govt has some tips for Nitish Kumar on tackling encephalitis

UP health minister Sidharth Nath Singh says AES fatality rate is down to 4%, and only one case of Japanese Encephalitis has led to a death so far this year.

Litchis aren’t giving encephalitis to Bihar’s kids, it’s malnourishment

Doctors say it's the poor living conditions, low immunity and undernourishment that are the significant factors behind onset of encephalitis.

Indian TV reporters who were supporting doctors in Bengal are now harassing them in Bihar

Every reporter worth the microphone s/he carried like a visiting card, wandered through the Muzaffarpur hospital, as if on a stroll in a park.

Bihar’s snoozing govt, clueless doctors blame heat and litchis as encephalitis kills 110

Nearly 110 children have died in Bihar this year due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, compared to 33 between 2015 and 2018.

Encephalitis deaths: Political opportunism trumping governance in Nitish Kumar’s Bihar?

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited a hospital in Muzaffarpur Tuesday, as the number of children dying from encephalitis rose to 127.

Death toll of children in Muzaffarpur encephalitis case touches 103 after 6 more die

While doctors have maintained that the deaths occurred due to AES, state officials claimed that most of the victims have fallen prey to hypoglycemia.

Drastic decline in encephalitis cases in UP due to govt’s efforts, says CM Adityanath

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath said Uttar Pradesh registered the lowest number of encephalitis cases for the month of August for the first time in 40 years.

Faulty vaccination, late diagnosis, ‘fudged data’ – demons that still haunt Gorakhpur kids

Encephalitis immunisation is not handled by experts, rendering it useless. Doctors also say patients reach them too late, resulting in hundreds of deaths.

Yogi government likely to train ‘quacks’ to check encephalitis deaths

Steps are also being taken to ensure adequate human resources and improved diagnostic facilities are available at primary health centres.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.