Fear Of Malaria Outbreak Grips Tripura
A malaria alert has been sounded by health authorities in Tripura, following the malaria related death of nearly 50 people in neighbouring Assam //. The health department of Tripura is keen on implementation of appropriate precautionary measures to prevent a malaria outbreak in Tripura. 'We have cancelled leave of all field staff of the health department. Doctors and paramedics have f...Malarial Epidemic In Tripura Takes Its Death Toll To 65
Health officials in Tripura have announced that, they are taking preventive steps with as many as 65 people having died of malaria from the past three months//. A senior health official has said that a Central team is also scheduled to visit Tripura to assess the situation and to provide expert help to deal with reports of drug resistance. He also stated that almost 200 teams, consi...First Northeast Private-run Medical College Inaugurated in Tripura
Chief Minister Manik Sarkar inaugurated the Tripura Medical College Sunday here to become the first privately run medical college-cum-hospital in India's northeastern// region. "Tripura Medical College, promoted by Global Educational Net (GENET) in collaboration with the state government, is the first public private partnership (PPP) model in the healthcare education in India," said K...Underground Water Contamination In Tripura
Officials have reported about the underground water contamination in Tripura due to naturally present arsenic, fuelling fears of serious health hazards. // Tripura Public Health Engineering (PHE) department chief engineer Sunil Kumar Bhowmik said a study conducted by a Lucknow-based agency revealed that underground water contains arsenic of not less that 0.05 mg. The study sai...