Child Death

"Be Compassionate": Sachin Pilot's Advice To Congress Amid Kota Deaths

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday January 4, 2020

Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot offered cautious criticism of his government today, urging the Congress administration to be "compassionate and sensitive" following the deaths of more than 100 infants at a hospital in Kota district

More Than 14 Children Died Of Pneumonia Every Hour In India In 2018: Study

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 13, 2019

Pneumonia killed more than 14 children under the age of five years every hour in 2018 in India, which was among the top five countries responsible for over half of the child deaths due to the disease globally that year, a study has said.

Paresh Rawal Apologises To Doctor Who Was Jailed Over UP Child Deaths

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 3, 2019

Actor and former BJP MP Paresh Rawal has apologised to paediatrician Kafeel Khan who was recently absolved of charges of medical negligence and corruption in connection with Gorakhpur's 2017 BRD hospital tragedy.

"Government Should Apologise": Doctor Jailed Over UP Child Deaths Cleared

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Saturday September 28, 2019

Two years after a doctor at a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur was suspended, arrested and jailed for his alleged role in the deaths of over 60 children due to alleged oxygen shortage, a state government report has absolved him of all major accusations.

Mother Or Baby Die In Child Birth Every 11 Seconds: UN

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 19, 2019

Global child and maternal deaths have fallen sharply in recent decades, but new UN statistics released Thursday show unequal progress, with more than five childbirths a minute ending in tragedy.

Bihar Child Deaths May Be Linked To Their Asbestos Homes, Says Study

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Saturday June 29, 2019

As Bihar awaits the detailed report on what exactly caused the outbreak of encephalitis that caused the death of over 150 children, a team of doctors who treated the children indicated that asbestos homes in which the children lived could be a factor.

Bihar Villagers Shoo Away Lawmaker For Not Helping Encephalitis Victims

India News | ANI | Monday June 24, 2019

The angry residents of Harivanshpur village on Sunday shooed away Lok Janshakti Party MLA Rajkumar Sah for not being with them, while they were grappling with the crisis of severe water shortage and the acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), which has claimed the lives of several children in the village so far.

Poverty, Not Litchis, Likely Reason Behind Bihar Child Deaths

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Monday June 24, 2019

As teams of the Bihar government and central agencies try to unravel the exact reason for the death of over 150 children suffering from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, a preliminary survey points at poverty and not litchi as one of the major factors behind the deaths of these children and throws up some startling revelations.

"Act Or Resign": Upendra Kushwaha Attacks Nitish Kumar Over Child Deaths

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 23, 2019

Former Union Minister and RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha today said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is responsible for the deaths of children due to encephalitis in Muzaffarpur and demanded his resignation.

Why Villagers Announced Rs 15,000 Reward For Finding Ram Vilas Paswan

India News | ANI | Sunday June 23, 2019

Residents of Harivanshpur village, who are faced with the problem of severe shortage of water and jolted by the death of several children, have announced reward of Rs 15,000 for locating their MP and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan for not being with them in the hour of the dire need.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Evades Question On Child Deaths Again

India News | ANI | Friday June 21, 2019

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar continued his streak of not answering questions related to child deaths caused by acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Bihar today.

Linking Litchis To Encephalitis Deaths A "Conspiracy": Rajiv Pratap Rudy

India News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Friday June 21, 2019

BJP's Bihar lawmaker Rajiv Pratap Rudy today said it was unfair to claim that eating litchis was the cause for the outbreak of encephalitis in the state, a disease that has killed over 130 children in three weeks.

Lalu Yadav's Party To Skip PM Modi's Dinner In Protest Over Bihar Child Deaths

India News | ANI | Thursday June 20, 2019

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders will not be attending the dinner called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi because of the deaths of children in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), said party leader Misa Bharti on Thursday.

As Encephalitis Deaths Mount, Gorakhpur's Dr Kafeel Khan Reaches Bihar

India News | Edited by Niharika Banerjee | Thursday June 20, 2019

Uttar Pradesh-based pediatrician Kafeel Khan, who was suspended last year following the deaths of a large number of Japanese encephalitis-afflicted children at a hospital in Gorakhpur, has reached Muzaffarpur to volunteer his service amid the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak that has led to the death of 118 children in the north Bihar tow...

BJP's Sushil Modi Dodges Question On Child Deaths In Bihar

India News | ANI | Wednesday June 19, 2019

Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Sushil Modi on Wednesday conveniently dodged a question on acute encephalitis syndrome outbreak in Bihar that killed over 100 children stating that his press conference was only about banking committees.