Three children have died due to a “mystery fever” at the Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The deaths may reinforce common criticisms of healthcare in India. As have many child deaths in recent weeks, they may generate comparisons to the circumstances of the Gorakhpur tragedy. The condition presented symptoms similar to …
The Gorakhpur tragedy has produced an atmosphere of suspicion across Indian healthcare. A number of other hospitals in several states are now under investigation, with scrutiny over cases similar to Gorakhpur, where numerous children have died in a short space of time. Media speculation is rife over who or what is to blame, with causes …
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The tragedy in Gorakhpur, in which more than 60 children aged 12 and below died over the course of 5 days has received international media attention. There are calls for the resignation of many of those deemed responsible. Oxygen supplies dwindled because the supplier company was not paid, according to reports. This led to the …
Encephalitis: The disease behind the Gorakhpur tragedy Read More »
Thirty children have died in the last 48 hours (as of August 12) at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh. Sixty had died if taking into account five days prior to August 12. The children were all aged below 12. Many of them were newborns. Investigations by the media revealed that the …
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A thumbprint will soon be enough to get access to all kinds of public and private health services for more than a million people in India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh. The Times of India reported on the initiative, which is being rolled out by the State Authority for Comprehensive Health Insurance (SACHI). The programme …
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