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Ebola case confirmed in Congolese city of Goma
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], July 15 (ANI): A case of Ebola was confirmed in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, home to more than a million people.
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AES outbreak: Opposition stages protest; demands health minister's resigna
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India] 9 July (ANI): Opposition MLAs at the Bihar assembly staged a protest and demanded the resignation of Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey here on Tuesday over deaths due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Bihar's Muzaffarpur.
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Cholera claims lives of 705 people in Yemen this year, lakhs infected: UN
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [USA], July 9 (ANI): There have been more than 4,60,000 suspected cases of cholera in Yemen this year out of which 705 people have lost their lives to the disease, according to the United Nations.
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100-bedded paediatric ICU to be set up in SKMCH, Muzaffarpur within a year
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The Centre on Monday filed a reply in the Supreme Court on the AES outbreak in Bihar, saying that a decision has been taken to set up a 100-bedded paediatric ICU at Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) in Muzaffarpur in one year with funds from
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AES outbreak: Assam govt keeps leaves of doctors, paramedics on hold
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 6 (ANI): After receiving the reports of 49 deaths and 190 positive cases of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Assam, the Sarbananda Sonowal government on Saturday said that it has kept on hold leaves for all doctors and paramedical staff across the state.
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Union Health Minister reviews preparedness to keep waterborne diseases und
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): As monsoon sets in, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan along with Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Thursday met Health Department and civic body officials and discussed measures to be taken to prevent the outbreak of waterborne diseases in the nationa
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AES outbreak: RJD protests against Bihar Health Min, demands resignation
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 3 (ANI): The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Wednesday protested at the Legislative Assembly against Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey and demanded his resignation following the outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) which has claimed lives of over 100 c
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Union Health Min holds talk with AIIMS, RMRI officers to curb AES outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Jun 30 (ANI): Union Health Minister Ashwani Kumar Choubey on Sunday held a meeting here with officers of AIIMS hospital and Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (RMRI) to review the steps taken to control the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES).
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Doing whatever is needed to be done: Paswan on Encephalitis outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 28 (ANI): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said that he is doing whatever needs to be done along with Health Minister and Chief Minister of Bihar to deal with the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbrea
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AES outbreak: Bihar govt sets up camp in Harivanshpur village to offer 24x
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Vaishali (Bihar) [India], June 27 (ANI): After the outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) which has claimed 132 lives, the state government deployed a medical team in Vaishali's Harivashpur village where 7 children succumbed to the deadly disease.
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Punjab CM orders magisterial inquiry into clashes in Ludhiana Central Jail
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 27 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the outbreak of violence in the Central Jail in Ludhiana.
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Taking all necessary steps to control outbreak of AES in Muzaffarpur, Biha
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): The government of Bihar on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is taking all necessary steps to control the outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Muzaffarpur and that the situation is "absolutely under control."
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