Re: India Encephalitis 2013; 1,253 fatalities
Re: India Encephalitis 2013; 1,253 fatalities
"Deaths" Reducing the expert committee was embroiled in controversy
Updated on: Fri, 06 Dec 2013 01:01 AM (IST)
Hemant Pathak, Gorakhpur
Uttar Pradesh government's initiative to reduce deaths from encephalitis in Purvanchal created the Expert Committee is beginning itself mired in controversy. Director General of Health Services, Dr. Jagdish Prasad own government committee has questioned.
This is when most working under Directorate of National Vector-borne Disease Control Programme Encephalitis is the nodal agency for the control and prevention. That agency Encephalitis not only in relation to the control and prevention programs to implement the Plans, but also issues guidelines to states. This apparent lack of proper representation in the committee.
Institutional responsibility of the Director General of the Coordination Committee of Experts path is also up in the dock. Team Leader said that the paths are coordinated entity, the international NGO, and never has nothing to do with the medical management of encephalitis.
Uttar Pradesh government has constituted Expert Committee:
Responsibility for coordination of international NGOs Preetu Dleria has been assigned path.
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The team had its first meeting in Gorakhpur
Expert committee last November twenty reached Gorakhpur Medical College. Team members visiting patients in wards of BRD Medical College Encephalitis Case Sheet visited and inquired about drugs etc.. Causes of disease, treatment, deaths due to increased long discussion. This was emphasized that vaccination to prevent disease as well as what other measures should be taken. The deaths took the reins on such systems should be treated.
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The members of the committee
- Dr. P Nagabhushan Rao, Professor and Head, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Osmania University, Hyderabad
- Dr. KP Kushwaha, Principal and Head of the Department of Pediatrics, Medical College Gorakhpur
- Dr. Anil Mishra, General Manager, NRHM, Uttar Pradesh
- Dr. Pankaj Srivastava, Joint Director, Directorate of Medical and Health, Uttar Pradesh
- Dr. Milind Gore, Director, National Institute of Virology Gorakhpur
- Dr. BK Raina, Consultant, National Vector-borne Disease Control Programme, New Delhi
- Dr. Deepika Sur, scientific director Path
- Dr. Anand Rai, Technical Officer Path
- Vinod Yadav, Advocacy Consultant path
- Dr. Preetu Dleria, Team Leader Path
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Encephalitis broke the record of three decades
Updated on: Fri, 06 Dec 2013 01:01 AM (IST)
Encephalitis broke the record of three decades
Hemant Pathak, Gorakhpur
Prevention bucks shed like water after the name of encephalitis in Purvanchal momentum has not stopped. The epidemic situation in terms of recruitment of patients in the month of November, three and a half decades has broken all records. Gorakhpur Medical College and other hospitals in the month, 509 patients were recruited. In 1978, after knocking illness in Purvanchal never admitted in November was not so patient. In the same month, 108 broke a record with the disease is five years old.
Well knock your illness with rain and gradually increasing its speed. Usually come November - keep it substantially decreases rapidly. In 2005 the disease was at its horrific. As the year 4752 were admitted died there in 1135. Despite the number of patients recruited so many deaths in November and 275 patients were admitted, of whom 111 were killed. Since 2005 began to expand its footprint in waterborne and cold encephalitis in Purvanchal patients were started to arrive. In November, there was never even admitted so. In November of 2007, when the disease was wreaking havoc as 457 patients were admitted, of which 119 deaths were reported. ------------------
The situation is extremely disturbing
Encephalitis increasing number of patients and deaths has raised the concern of specialists. The mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis in Purvanchal ten years ago was a killer disease but cold weather had cooled. The situation deteriorated in 2003, with the clatter of waterborne disease. The increased number of patients in each month of the year. Increased in recent years, the impact of waterborne Encephalitis November-December in the recruitment of patients and deaths exceeded.
According to experts, the situation is extremely dangerous. Japanese encephalitis vaccines are designed to guard against, but then is not the case with water-borne encephalitis. No vaccine to prevent this disease in the world has not. Not managed properly treat a major cause of deaths is rising. District hospitals and health centers disposed at the Medical College of cure, most patients are admitted. Next to the large number of patients, doctors, staff, beds, as well as other resources are also lacking.
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In November of nine photos
Year Recruitment deaths
2005 275 111
2006 299 71
2007 457 119
2008 135 66
2009 350 74
2010 409 55
2011 385 89
2012 289 81
2013 509 108
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Encephalitis due to contaminated water is such a large number of patients. This issue also came up in November resulted in groundwater levels.
Dr. KP Kushwaha, principal, Gorakhpur Medical College
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