Acute Encephalitis Syndrome : All

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Mohd. Imran Khan
Amid COVID-19 Crisis, Bihar Reports 6 AES Cases Ahead of Summer
09 Apr 2020
Of the six AES cases, locally known as chamki bukhar, one child has died, two have been discharged after recovery and three children are undergoing treatment for the disease at the hospital.
Abdul Alim Jafri
BRD Child Deaths: Did 18 Adults Too Die That Day in 2017? How?
07 Nov 2019
Questions are being raised on reported 18 adult deaths in the hospital’s medicine ward that largely went unnoticed in August 2017. Why is BRD not disclosing the cause of these deaths?
Mohd. Imran Khan
Deadly AES Mostly Affected BPL Familes in Bihar's Muzaffarpur: Survey
25 Sep 2019
“What is disturbing is that 42 of 123 families that were provided job cards under MGNREG Act, got work only on 15 days in a year, on average,” said a district official associated with the survey of…
Mohd. Imran Khan
Litchi Farmers in Muzaffarpur Hit by Alleged Litchi-AES Link
28 Jun 2019
Thousands of farmers in the district have suffered huge losses since the death of 132 children due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, even as the jury is out on the disease’s link with consuming litchis…
Tarique Anwar
Bihar: Encephalitis Victims’ Fathers, Kin Booked for Demanding Clean Water, Health Facilities
26 Jun 2019
We lost our children and now we are facing the police case; this is how the poor are treated in this country, they said.
Tarique Anwar
Why Modi’s Ayushman Bharat Collapsed in Bihar as AES Continues to Kill Children
25 Jun 2019
The death toll has reached 130 in Muzaffarpur and 152 across the state since June 1, according to official figures.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Skeletons Found in SKMCH’s Backyard, AES Patients Continue to Suffer
22 Jun 2019
SKMCH is the same hospital where more than 130 children have died due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in the past 20 days and over 100 children are being treated.
Mukul Saral
ES Deaths in Bihar Could Have Been Prevented: Dr Vandana
19 Jun 2019
In Bihar, children continue to die from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). NewsClick talked to social activist and paediatrician Dr. Vandana Prasad about the issue.
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Daily Roundup Ep 136 - SC Admits PIL on AES Deaths, Protests Against Price Rise in Pakistan and More
19 Jun 2019
We bring you important stories of the day from India and abroad.
Subodh Varma
Muzaffarpur: Why the Tragedy Was Foretold
19 Jun 2019
National Health Mission budget shows the callous indifference that led to 126 child deaths in 19 days.