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Malaria Claims 24 Lives In Garo Hills Region Of Meghalaya

Malaria has claimed 24 lives in Meghalaya's Garo Hills region bordering Assam and Bangladesh this year, state's Health minister E D Marak told the assembly today//. ....Replying to a calling attention notice by Manas Chaudhuri (IND), Marak said the death toll in Garo Hills had gone up this year and 24 deaths were reported till June... ..Assam reported high number of deaths and most of the place...

Malaria Claims 40 Lives In Meghalaya This Year: Minister

Malaria has claimed 40 lives in Meghalaya so far this year, state Health minister E D Marak informed the Assembly today//. ....Replying to a calling attention notice, Marak said 11 deaths were reported from West Garo Hills, seven from South Garo, six from East Garo Hills, nine died in West Khasi, four in East Khasi and Ri-Bhoi district reported three deaths... ..This year, there has been a "mor...

Meghalaya Health Minister Admitted to Hospital With Malaria

After returning from malaria-prone Garo Hills region, Meghalaya Health mininster E D Marak was today hospitalised with symptoms of the same disease. // ....Marak, who returned from the Garo hills on Saturday, was admitted to the civil hospital here with malaria this morning, his son told PTI... ..The Health minister had accompanied chief minister J D Rymbai on his two-day tour to West Garo Hills...

Meghalaya Health Minister's Condition Improving

The condition of Meghalaya health minister E D Marak, who was hospitalised here yesterday with symptoms of Malaria, was improving today, doctors said. // ....'Marak's temparature has now become normal, so is his blood pressure. His condition is improving,' Superintendent of state-run civil hospital Dr B Garod told PTI here... ..Marak was hospitalised yesterday morning with temparature and sympto...

Breast Cancer Screening in Meghalaya

Cancer is the fastest growing problem in India with nearly 8 lakh fresh cancer cases being reported every year. Meghalaya is no exception //as it has witnessed a sharp rise in the number of cancer cases. ....The Health Department conducted a medical camp for breast cancer screening on the National Cancer Awareness day...Breast cancer is rapidly becoming the most prevalent cancer among Indian wom...

Cash Rewards for Meghalaya Tribes to Encourage Baby Boom

Shillong: An influential tribal council in the northeastern state of Meghalaya is encouraging mothers to bear more babies with cash rewards for doubling its population to two// million, its chieftain said. ....The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC), a constitutional body to protect and preserve traditional customary laws and culture, is worried that the state's Khasi and the Jaintia...