Health Minister

Bihar Encephalitis Mortality Rate Down Due Thanks To Centre: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 26, 2019

The mortality rate due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) cases in Bihar has come down significantly due to strategic interventions made by the central government, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said Tuesday.

Site, Design Of 100-Bed Pediatric ICU Finalised, Says Union Minister

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

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Sunday said the site and design of a 100-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district have been finalised.

PM Modi Monitoring Encephalitis Outbreak In Bihar, Assures Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday June 21, 2019

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today said that the encephalitis outbreak in Bihar, which has claimed the lives of 136 children so far, is being constantly monitored by Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself. "PM @narendramodi has been constantly monitoring the situation in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. It was as per his instructions that I went to Muzaffarpur. ...

One Nipah Case Reported From Kerala This Year, No Deaths: Harsh Vardhan

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 21, 2019

Only one case of Nipah virus has been reported so far this year from Kerala's Ernakulum district and the patient has been discharged, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed the Lok Sabha on Friday.

Maharashtra Government Panel To Probe Beed Hysterectomy Cases: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2019

A committee headed by Maharashtra health department's principal secretary will conduct a probe into several cases of hysterectomies that have come to light in Beed district, state health minister Eknath Shinde said today.

Over 2,400 HIV Deaths In Maharashtra In Last One Year: Health Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2019

Maharashtra Health Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said over 2,400 people in the state have died of HIV infection in the past one year.

Lawmaker Defends Bihar Minister Who Asked "How Many Wickets" During Meet

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday June 18, 2019

Bihar lawmaker Dinesh Chandra Yadav today defended colleague and state health minister Mangal Pandey for asking reporters the cricket score during a press conference held yesterday to discuss the encephalitis outbreak in the state

Congress Slams Union Minister Harsh Vardhan Over Children Deaths In Bihar

India News | Edited by Niharika Banerjee | Tuesday June 18, 2019

The Congress hit out at Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today over the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak in Bihar, which has claimed the lives of over 100 children, saying there is "no work, all talk".

Nitish Kumar Faces "Go Back" Protests As Encephalitis Deaths Climb To 126

Cities | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday June 18, 2019

A deadly outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in Bihar has killed 126 children, with 107 deaths reported from Muzzaffarpur and its surrounding districts

"How Many Wickets?": Bihar Minister At Meeting On Child Deaths

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday June 18, 2019

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan held a press meet with Minister Of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey and Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey in Muzaffarpur on Sunday. On the agenda were several burning issues, including the death of more than 100 children due to encephalitis over the last two weeks and strategies the ...

At Bihar Hospital, Child Died During Health Minister's Visit, Says Family

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday June 16, 2019

A child died in front of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardan, who is visiting Bihar's Sri Krishna Medical College hospital today to review the ground situation in the state. Over the last month, Bihar's Muzaffarpur has been grappling with Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, in which 82 children died. Many of them died due to hypoglycemia, a condition cause...

No "Honest Initiative" From Mamata Banerjee, Say Bengal Doctors: 10 Facts

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday June 16, 2019

The strike by doctors in West Bengal is likely to continue into a sixth day today after junior doctors, in a late-night meeting on Saturday, said they would not return to work. This came after yet another appeal by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who also said her government would not force them to return to their duties despite having the power to...

Bihar Encephalitis Deaths Reach 73, Minister To Visit Today: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Sunday June 16, 2019

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome has claimed the lives of 6 more children in Bihar on Saturday as the state grapples with the deadly disease. The number of deaths in Muzaffarpur now stands at 73 this month. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will visit Muzaffarpur today to take stock of the situation. The state health department had cited hypoglycemia,...

Kerala Minister Says Nipah Scare Over

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday June 15, 2019

After one positive case and over 300 suspects, the scare of the second attack of Nipah virus in Kerala is over, state Health Minister K.K. Shailaja told the media on Saturday.

Union Minister Urges States To Enact Law Protecting Doctors From Violence

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 15, 2019

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today asked states to consider enacting specific legislation for protecting doctors and medical professionals from any form of violence in the wake of the recent assault on doctors in West Bengal.