Tag: Diarrhoea

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Kalahandi: Health dept on toes after 27 deaths in 2 months

Bhawanipatna: After reports of 27 deaths and scores of cases of Diarrhea from two tribe-dominated panchayats of Kerpai and Talanagi in Kalahandi district in the last two months, health department officials have finally woken up to the enormity of the problem and strated taking measures to combat the problem. A medical team from the district […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Diarrhoea death: 3-member RMRC team in Kalyansinghpur

Rayagada: In the wake of three deaths due to diarrhoea in Kalyansinghpur block of Rayagada district few days ago, a three member team of Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Bhubaneswar on Thursday visited the affected areas of the district and took stock of situation. They had a discussion with inhabitants of Dantalinga village of the […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Health minister reviews cholera situation in Palama, Rayagada

Rayagada: Health minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak on Monday reviewed the cholera situation in Palama in Kalyansinghpur in Rayagada district at a meeting with the district collector and other concerned officials at the Rayagada circuit house here. The health minister directed authorities to ensure 24-hour healthcare and drinking water supply in the disease affected areas. “We […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Health minister takes stock of diarrhoea outbreak in Balasore

Health and Family Welfare minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak today arrived in Balasore town on a surprise visit to take stock of the outbreak of diarrhoea, which has assumed alarming proportion in the district

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Climbing Taladhwaja: Arrested devotee forwarded to court

Puri: A devotee from Gujarat arrested by the Police yesterday for climbing the Taladhwaja chariot of Lord Balabhadra was forwarded to the court today. According to reports, Dipesh Shah, a businessman from Ahmadabad had climbed the Taladhwaja chariot of Lord Balabhadra in the wee hours July 8. After having the darshan of the Lord, he […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
Rotavirus vaccine launched nationwide from Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Union Health minister JP Nadda today rolled out the rotavirus vaccine nationwide from Odisha today as part of the central government’s routine immunisation programme for protecting children from diarrhea. Union Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Odisha Health minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak were present during the launch of the vaccine, which will also be rolled […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
Nadda to launch rotavirus vaccine in Odisha today

Bhubaneswar: Union Health minister JP Nadda will launch the rotavirus vaccine in Odisha today as part of the central government’s routine immunisation programme for protecting children from diarrhea. During his visit, the health minister will also visit the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar and hold a review meeting. According to sources, the […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
Nadda to launch rotavirus vaccine in Odisha tomorrow

Bhubaneswar: Union Health minister JP Nadda will launch the rotavirus vaccine in Odisha tomorrow as part of the central government’s routine immunisation programme for protecting children from diarrhea. During his visit, the health minister will also hold a review meeting at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar. According to sources, the government, along […]

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
Rotavirus vaccine launched in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow: The Rotavirus vaccine that prevents diarrhoea in infants and children was launched in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday by state Women, Child and Family Welfare Minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi. She told the media that the state government was “positive that the Rotavirus vaccine will play a monumental role in bringing down the infant mortality rate”. […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Blood type influences severity of diarrhoea: Study

New York: A bacteria associated with travellers’ diarrhoea and children in underdeveloped areas of the world causes more severe disease in people with blood type A but not blood type O or B, finds a study. Enterotoxigenic E. coli are responsible for millions of cases of diarrhoea and hundreds of thousands of deaths every year, […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
Rota vaccines may save infants from occult practices in Odisha villages

Diarrhoea spells doom for the young parents in Odisha's remote areas, where the dreaded disease caused by Rota Virus is one of the highest in the country

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
Rotavirus vaccine to be launched in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will be among the four states where the rotavirus vaccine will be introduced on March 26 under the central government’s routine immunisation programme for protecting children from diarrhoea, an official said on Tuesday. The vaccination programme will also be launched in Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh by union Health Minister J.P. Nadda […]

  • Thursday, 01 July 2021
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22 villagers affected by diarrhoea in Odisha

Berhampur: As many as 22 persons were affected by diarrhoea at Balugaon village in Odisha’s Ganjam district, health department officials informed on Thursday. The villagers were taken ill after they attending a feast on Thursday, they said. The affected persons were admitted to the sub-divisional hospital in Chhatrapur, about 25 km from here, an official […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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45 people affected by diarrhoea in two villages

Berhampur: At least 45 people are affected by diarrhoea in two villages of Ganjam and Kandhamal districts, health officials said today. Medical teams have been rushed to Sabarapalli village in Ganjam district and Ghumara village in Kandhamal district and the water-borne disease has not claimed any life in the two villages, they said. While at […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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172 posts of doctors lying vacant in health centres in Ganjam

Berhampur: As many as 172 of the 328 sanctioned posts of doctors in Ganjam district, which recently saw an outbreak of diarrhoea, are lying vacant in health centres, an official said here on Monday. “We have apprised the government of the status of doctors in the district and requested that vacant posts be filled up […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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