Article from Daily Baskar :
" Ahmedabad: Inspite of several measures taken by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to curb malaria and malaria-related deaths, the deadly vivax has claimed several lives in the city in the past 10 days. The death of a woman in the city on Thursday should serve as an eye-opener for the civic body.
Gulshan Bano Dilawar (20), a resident of Ramol area in the city, succumbed to malaria during treatment in VS Hospital. On Wednesday, Jayantilal Ambalal (35) lost his life to the disease in Shardaben Hospital of the city.
If statistics are anything to go by, malaria has claimed 20 lives in Ahmedabad in past 10 days. Over the last one month, 298 cases of malaria were registered in city hospitals. A total of 3,097 malaria cases have been reported in the city since January 2011.
"Water stagnating in open places due to rains and humid climate are primary causes for mosquito breeding in the city," said Dr Suhas Kulkarni, medical officer at AMC.
According to Kulkarni, the civic body has started taking strict measures to curb fatalities due to the disease. "A team of medical officers from AMC will identify the areas with most instances of the disease. Further, the team will employ fogging and spraying of medicines to control breeding of mosquitoes in these areas."
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Monday, August 22, 2011
India : After malaria, typhoid cases in city on rise, touch 10-yr high
Via Daily Baskar :
" Ahmedabad: The city doesn't seem to get enough of its share of health problems. A few days back, it was jaundice taking a toll on people's health and now it is typhoid. The incidence of typhoid in January-August in Ahmedabad has been the highest in the last ten years. Apart from water-borne diseases, mosquito-borne illnesses are also on the rise.
According to data provided by the civic body, 839 patients of typhoid have been treated to date in 2011 with the addition of five more patients on Friday.
In the last ten years, average cases of typhoid registered in the city stand at 395 per annum. Going by this data, the number of typhoid cases has doubled when compared with the average of the last ten years. Last year, the city had registered 778 patients of typhoid.
Physicians blame people with bad personal hygiene for catching infection. Unhygienic food from roadside stalls and eateries combined with the laid back attitude of the civic body increases the spread of typhoid and malaria in city. "People like to eat outside home at food stalls where the vendors fail to maintain hygiene and this is why typhoid cases in city are on the rise," said Jashwant Darbar, former president of the Ahmedabad Family Physicians Association."
" Ahmedabad: The city doesn't seem to get enough of its share of health problems. A few days back, it was jaundice taking a toll on people's health and now it is typhoid. The incidence of typhoid in January-August in Ahmedabad has been the highest in the last ten years. Apart from water-borne diseases, mosquito-borne illnesses are also on the rise.
According to data provided by the civic body, 839 patients of typhoid have been treated to date in 2011 with the addition of five more patients on Friday.
In the last ten years, average cases of typhoid registered in the city stand at 395 per annum. Going by this data, the number of typhoid cases has doubled when compared with the average of the last ten years. Last year, the city had registered 778 patients of typhoid.
Physicians blame people with bad personal hygiene for catching infection. Unhygienic food from roadside stalls and eateries combined with the laid back attitude of the civic body increases the spread of typhoid and malaria in city. "People like to eat outside home at food stalls where the vendors fail to maintain hygiene and this is why typhoid cases in city are on the rise," said Jashwant Darbar, former president of the Ahmedabad Family Physicians Association."
Monday, July 18, 2011
India : Immunisation drive fares poorly, diphtheria cases up
Via Daily Baskar :
" Jaipur: The death of a six-month-old child from Sawai Madhopur and four other persons found suffering from diphtheria in the city's JK Lone Hospital last fortnight has raised serious questions on the efficacy of immunisation programmes in the state.
A combination vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus is given to every child under various immunisation programmes.
"Few children, who were in post diphtheria stage, were admitted in the JK Lone Hospital but no case has been reported as diphtheria is reported by eye and throat unit at SMS Hospital. At JK Lone Hospital, few children came in post diphtheria stage," said Dr SD Gupta, superintendent, JK Lone Hospital.
Authorities now say they will fix the responsibility on the health workers in the areas from where such cases and patients have been reported. "We will inquire into who is responsible for these cases," said Dr ML Jain, assistant director, reproductive and child health.
The health department data regarding immunisation programmes in the state shows the lethargy in dealing with the disease. In the first two months of year 2011-12, only 10 per cent target of immunisation has been achieved which is around 5 per cent lower than last year. In 2010-11, the health department could achieve only 83.18 per cent of its annual target which shows a glaring gap between the need and action taken."
" Jaipur: The death of a six-month-old child from Sawai Madhopur and four other persons found suffering from diphtheria in the city's JK Lone Hospital last fortnight has raised serious questions on the efficacy of immunisation programmes in the state.
A combination vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus is given to every child under various immunisation programmes.
"Few children, who were in post diphtheria stage, were admitted in the JK Lone Hospital but no case has been reported as diphtheria is reported by eye and throat unit at SMS Hospital. At JK Lone Hospital, few children came in post diphtheria stage," said Dr SD Gupta, superintendent, JK Lone Hospital.
Authorities now say they will fix the responsibility on the health workers in the areas from where such cases and patients have been reported. "We will inquire into who is responsible for these cases," said Dr ML Jain, assistant director, reproductive and child health.
The health department data regarding immunisation programmes in the state shows the lethargy in dealing with the disease. In the first two months of year 2011-12, only 10 per cent target of immunisation has been achieved which is around 5 per cent lower than last year. In 2010-11, the health department could achieve only 83.18 per cent of its annual target which shows a glaring gap between the need and action taken."
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