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GBS outbreak: Mumbai reports first death

Mumbai, Feb 12: A 53-year-old man, a resident of Wadala, who working as a ward attendant at the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation's VN Desai Hospital, died of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) at Nair Hospital. This is the first death reported in Mumbai due to GBS.

Maharashtra: 167 Guillain-Barre Syndrome cases detected

Pune, February 11: The Maharashtra Health Department on Monday reported that a total of 192 suspected cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) have been detected in the state so far, with 167 confirmed cases, confirmed the Maharashtra Health Department.

WHO thanks Nepal for its contribution to South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund

New Delhi, February 10: The World Health Organization South-East Asia Region on Monday thanked Nepal's Ministry of Health and Populationfor contributing Nepalese Rupees (NRs) 1,500,000, approximately USD 11,000, to the South-East Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund (SEARHEF), a unique funding mechanism to support Member countries in the Region prepare for and respond to health emergencies, an official statement said.

Flu cases surge across US

Los Angeles, Feb 8: Flu cases are surging across the United States, forcing some schools to cancel classes or pivot to remote learning.

Union Health Ministry provides technical, financial support to States/UTs to strengthen public healthcare system

New Delhi, February 7: Under the National Health Mission, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs to strengthen the public healthcare system including recruitment of health care professionals in rural areas and to bridge the infrastructure gaps in rural healthcare facilities based on the proposals received in the form of Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) under National Health Mission, according to a release.

Cancer accounts for 12 pc of annual deaths in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb 3: One hundred and six people out of 100,000 people in Bangladesh suffer from cancer, with the disease currently causing 12 per cent of the total deaths in the country, said a Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) study report released here.

Conflict in Congo hampers monkeypox fight: Africa CDC

Addis Ababa, Jan 31: The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that the worsening humanitarian situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hampers the fight against the spread of monkeypox in the region.

AAP shifts blame as Delhi suffers: Investigation reveals contaminated water, including Kejriwal, Atishi's seats

New Delhi, Jan 31: Water being supplied in several Delhi Assembly constituencies represented by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs is not fit for consumption. “New Delhi, Shahdara, and Kalkaji -- represented by Arvind Kejriwal (former CM), Ram Niwas Goel (Speaker - 2020 & 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly), and Atishi Marlena (current CM and Water Minister) -- emerge as the epicentres of contamination,” says a report “Citizen's Guide: Decoding Delhi's Water Woes 2025”.

Romania faces surge in respiratory infections

Bucharest, Jan 31: Romania recorded 133,635 cases of acute respiratory infections and eight flu-related deaths in the week from January 20 to 26, the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) announced.