Uttar Pradesh has seen a drastic fall in cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome and Japanese Encephalitis this year, thanks to the concerted efforts of six state government departments.
Dr. Satish Kumar, Head of the Anesthesia department at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College, surrendered before the court in connection with the death of many children due to Encephalitis and shortage of oxygen supply.
With 16 more deaths, including one due to Encephalitis, the death toll in Gorakhpur’s now infamous B.R.D. Medical College since August has risen to 415.
A total of 290 children have died in the Baba Raghav Das Medical College here in the month of August, of which 213 died in the neo natal ICU and 77 in the encephalitis ward, principal P K Singh said.
42 children have died in the last 48 hours at the hospital, of which seven deaths were due to Encephalitis, P.K. Singh, the principal of Baba Raghav Das (B.R.D.) Medical College, Gorakhpur said.
“We eradicated diseases like polio and filaria and now encephalitis is our target,” he said after launching the campaign.
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